Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko was born on 31 December 1953 and is a Nigerian jurist, who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 2006 to 2022 and as Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2019 until his resignation in June 2022 citing ill-health as the reason for his decision.
11 Facts About Tanko Muhammad
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Tanko Muhammad was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian Courts of Appeal.
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Tanko Muhammad attended Government Secondary School, Azare where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1973 before he later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University where he received an LL.
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Tanko Muhammad began his career in 1982, after he was called to the bar in 1981, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School.
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Tanko Muhammad served in that capacity for two years before he was appointed to the bench of the Nigerian courts of appeal as Justice in 1993.
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Tanko Muhammad held this position for thirteen years before he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2006 but was sworn in on 7 January 2007.
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On Thursday, 11 July 2019, Tanko was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as substantive CJN.
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On Sunday, 26 June 2022, Tanko Muhammad resigned as the Chief Justice of Nigeria citing ill health as the reason for his decision.
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In exclusive reports by Peoples Gazette on 19 June 2022, Tanko Muhammad was accused of diverting budgetary allocation of the Judiciary and denying Justices of the Supreme Court basic working tools and training.
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Tanko Muhammad was accused of ferrying family members on International trips while neglecting Justices of the Supreme Court's annual retreat.
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However, reports from news platforms in Nigeria debunk this stating that Tanko Muhammad was forced out of service by the country's secret police over the allegations of corruption and misappropriation.