Background
Justice Musa Datijo was born on October 27, 1953 at Chanchaga, a local government area in Minna, the capital of Niger State, North-Central Nigeria.
Justice Musa Datijo was born on October 27, 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 in1971.
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. On July 2012, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice.
He presided over the rulling of the Supreme Court that affirmed Gbenga Kaka as the Senator elect of Ogun East Senatorial District in the April 2, 2011 senatorial election.
Member, Nigerian Bar Association
Member, International Bar Association
Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers.
Member, Nigerian Bar Association
Member, International Bar Association
Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers.
