SCHOOLS ATTENDED WITH DATES

• MABAI AND Malumfashi Primary Schools             1957 – 1963
• Funtua Government Secondary School                 1964 – 1968
• Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria                               1979 – 1982
• Nigerian Law School                                                 1982 – 1983

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Primary School Leaving Certificate                        1963
• West African School Certificate                              1968
• Diploma in Law                                                           1977
• LLB (HONS.) Degree                                                   1982
• BL Certificate                                                              1983

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Clerical Officer – Ministry of Health, Kaduna State                   1969 – 1975

Asst. Registrar – High Court of Justice, Kaduna  State            1977 – 1978

Registrar – High Court of Justice, Kaduna State                       1978 – 1979

Higher Registrar – High Court of Justice Kaduna State           1983 – 1984

Magistrate Grade II, High Court of Justice, Kaduna State       1984 – 1985

Magistrate Grade I, High Court of Justice, Kaduna State        1985 – 1986

Senior Magistrate Grade II, High Court of Justice, Kaduna     1986 – 1987

Senior Magistrate Grade I, High Court of Justice, Katsina      1987 – 1989

Chief Magistrate Grade II, High Court of Justice, Katsina       1989 – 1992

Chief Magistrate Grade I, High Court of Justice, Katsina        1992 – 1994

Deputy Chief Registrar, High Court of Justice, Katsina           1994 – 1995

Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria. Served as administrative judge in charge of the following divisions:

Ibadan Division                    1996 – 1998

Ilorin Division                       1998 – 2000

Port Harcourt Division        2000 – 2004

Kano Division                       2004 – 2008

Abuja Division                      2008 – 2010

In 2007 also covered Sokoto Division in addition to Kano.

Upon relocation of the Federal High Court Headquarters to Abuja in 2010, he served as Presiding Judge at Court 3, Headquarters from  2010  –  2013

PROFESSIONAL COURSES ATTENDED

1996: Induction Course for newly appointed Judges and Khadis  at Supreme Court Complex, Lagos.

2005: Study tour of judicial system  in Singapore with emphasis on arbitration. Singapore.

2005: Economic & Financial Training for EFCC designated Judges at Centre for Study of Economic Crimes at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa  (August).

2006: Alternative Dispute Resolution Workshop, Abuja (February).

2007: Sub-Regional Round Table on Non-Conviction Based Asset Forfeiture & Asset Management by UNDOC Abuja (November).

2010: Round Table Consultation of the Inter Agency Group on the National Strategy to Combat Corruption, Abuja (April).

2013: Academic Criminal Justice Seminar and Model Law Workshop by International Law Enforcement Academy, Roswell, U.S.A (May).

2007: Facilitator Training for West African Prosecutors, organized by GIABA in Banjul, Gambia (August).

PROFESSIONAL BODIES MEMBERSHIP

Member, Nigerian Bar Association.

Member, Magistrate Association of Nigeria.

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCiarb)

Member, National Conference 2014.

Appointed as Board Member, ICPC by President Muhammadu Buhari on 4th February 2019, and reappointed for a second term on 15th March 2023