Sunusi Musa | |
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| Born | 1978 Kano, Nigeria |
| Residence(s) | Abuja Kano |
| Alma mater | Bayero University Kano University of Maiduguri University of Benin |
| Occupation | Lawyer Politician Human rights defender |
Sunusi Musa, SAN (born 1978) is a Nigerian human rights activist, lawyer, and politician. He is known for his work in various legal cases and his involvement in political movements in Nigeria. [1]
Musa was born in Kano State, Nigeria. He attended Government Secondary School, Gwale from 1992 to 1994. He then enrolled at Kano State College of Arts and Science, where he graduated in 1997. Musa later obtained a Diploma in Law from Kano State Polytechnic in 2000. He earned a Bachelor of Law (Hons) (LLB) from Bayero University, Kano in 2005, and subsequently graduated from the Nigerian Law School with a Barrister at Law (BL) in 2006. Musa furthered his education with a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Maiduguri in 2009 and a Masters in Legislative Drafting from the University of Benin in 2016. [2]
Musa is the proprietor of Aliyu & Musa Legal Practitioners and Consultants, a chamber that has handled various litigation cases in conventional courts and specialized tribunals. He has been a leader of several litigation teams and has successfully completed seven Supreme Court cases, eight Court of Appeal cases, and over 25 trial court cases. Musa was also a member of the legal team that represented the victims of the Apo shootings, securing judgments against the Nigerian government at the Community Court of ECOWAS in 2013 and the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. [3]
In 2022, Musa was confirmed as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), along with 60 other lawyers. [4]
Musa has been actively involved in political campaigns and support for political candidates. In 2018, he led the Nigeria Consolidation Ambassadors Network in raising N50 million to procure the nomination form for former President Muhammadu Buhari's run for office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections. [5] [6]
He has also served as counsel to the APC and the Kano APC governorship elections, which led to the victory of the party's governorship candidate, Dr. Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, at the election petition tribunal. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Additionally, Musa has served as counsel to the Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani at the Kaduna governorship election tribunal, which declared his client as the winner. [11] [12] [13]
Sanusi Musa is married and has children. He resides in Abuja and Kano. [14] [15]
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