Musa Datijo Muhammad

Musa Dattijo Muhammad (born 27 October 1953) is a Nigerian jurist and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

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. 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.

Law career In July 2012, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice. 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.

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.

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