- Justice Musa Dattijo, a Supreme Court justice, is set to retire on October 27, as announced by the apex court’s spokesperson, Festus Akande
- A valedictory court session in his honour will be presided over by Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola at the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court
- Dattijo’s retirement reduces the number of justices in the apex court to 10, 11 short of the 21 stipulated by the 1999 Constitution
FCT, Abuja – Musa Dattijo, a justice of the Supreme Court, Musa Dattijo, will officially retire from the bench on Friday, October 27.
This was announced in a statement by the apex court’s spokesman, Festus Akande, on Sunday, October 22.
