Termites Ate My First School Leaving Certificate - CJN, Tanko Muhammed

Tanko Muhammad, the new Chief Justice of Nigeria has said that vicious termites destroyed his primary school certificate.

Mr Muhammad said the termites invaded his home in Bauchi State in 1998 and devoured all documents inside beyond recovery.
“No portion of the certificate was salvaged,” he said.

The claim was contained in an affidavit which the top jurist submitted to the Senate last week to be confirmed as the head of the Judiciary.

The specific affidavit has been circulating on social media since Monday night, but PREMIUM TIMES has obtained additional credentials relating to Mr Muhammad’s confirmation from parliamentary sources.

Mr Muhammad swore the affidavit on February 13, 2002, while he was a judge at the Jos Division of the Court of Appeal. He became a Supreme Court judge in 2007.

Mr Muhammad spent his early years on the bench as a Sharia court judge. 

Below are his certificates: