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Nigeria: Supreme Court Justices' Number Drops to All-Time Low

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The number of Justices of the Supreme Court, currently 11, will drop to 10. as another justice of the court retires on 27 October.

Within the space of three years, the number of judges on the court's bench plummeted from 20 to 14 in June 2022, when then Chief Justice of Nigeria , Tanko Muhammad, abruptly resigned.

It also said a valedictory court session to mark Mr Muhammad's exit from the bench would be held on Friday, 27 October. He began his legal career in 1977 when he was called to the Nigerian Bar after obtaining a law degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State. "He was called to the Nigerian Bar on 2nd July 1977. Not satisfied with only a first Degree in Law, Justice Dattijo sought admission at Warwick University in 1982 for an LLM Degree which he obtained in 1983.

 

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