- ABU programme
- B.A. Political Science
- Class year
- 1977
- Field
- Security & defence
- Recognition
- Director-General, State Security Service (2007–2010)
Security & defence
Afakriya Aduwa Gadzama
Intelligence chief who led Nigeria’s State Security Service.
Their work
Afakriya Gadzama rose through a full career in Nigeria’s domestic intelligence service, serving as Director-General of the State Security Service from 2007 to 2010.
His tenure spanned a demanding period for internal security, and he has since contributed to national policy conversations on intelligence and community security.
Their ABU connection
Gadzama took his B.A. in Political Science at Ahmadu Bello University in 1977 before entering national security service.
