Musa Dattijo Muhammad

Musa Dattijo Muhammad CFR OFR (born 27 October 1953) is a Nigerian jurist and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.^[1][2]

Musa Dattijo Muhammad CFR OFR
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
In office July 2012 – 27 October 2023
Personal details
Born	(1953-10-27) 27 October 1953 (age 71) Chanchaga, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Chanchaga, Niger State, Nigeria)
Political party	Non partisian

Early life

Musa Dattijo was born on 27 October 1953 at Chanchaga, a local government area in Minna, the capital of Niger State, North-Central Nigeria.^[3] He attended Authority Primary School, Minna and Sardauna memorial secondary school where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1971. He attended Bayero University in Kano State Northern Nigeria for a pre-degree Certificate before he proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University where he received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1976. He later received a master's degree in law from University of Warwick in 1983.^[4]

Law career

In July 2012, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice.^[5] He presided over the ruling of the Supreme Court that affirmed Gbenga Kaka as the senator-elect of Ogun East Senatorial District in the 2 April 2011 senatorial election.^[6]

Awards

In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.^[7]

Membership

• Member, Nigerian Bar Association
• Member, International Bar Association
• Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers