Azubuko Joel Udah is a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police. He is notable for conceptualising the amnesty program which brought about the disarmament of Niger-Delta militants during the Umaru Musa Yar'Adua government. DIG Udah (rtd.) currently serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Idyllic Farms Ltd. and Chairman of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Microfinance Bank. He is also Member of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Member of National Institute For Policy & Strategic Studies, Principal at Azubuko Udah & Co., Member of Nigerian Bar Association, Member of International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. and Member of International Bar Association. Biography Udah, a native of Ozuitem, Abia State was born on the 26th of October 1954. After a brief delay in his education due to the Nigerian Civil War, Udah attended National High School, Aba and eventually graduated from Government College Umuahia. He subsequently gained admission into the prestigious University of Ibadan to study Political science. Education Udah holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Political Science (1978) from the University of Ibadan and a Bachelor in Law degree (LL.B) from the University of Calabar. Udah attended the Nigerian Law School Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2000. He also holds a master's degree in Law (LL.M) from University of Jos. Udah is also a graduate of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Nigeria. Career Udah joined the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1979. As a Police Officer, he had served in different formations of the Force and rose to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2010 having headed several Police Commands. Udah has served in virtually all 36 States of the federation. He was a member of the Presidential Planning Committee on the amnesty program. Udah headed various offices as a career police officer. One of his roles was as Commissioner of Police in Yobe, Borno, Benue, and Akwa Ibom States, as well as Commissioner of police, Interpol. He also worked as Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone 5 in Benin, Zone 12 in Calabar, and Zone 2 in Lagos. Udah was also Deputy Inspector General of Police, 'A' Department (Finance and Administration) Abuja During the 2011 general elections, Udah was temporarily redeployed to oversee election activities in the North Central Geopolitical zone comprising Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kwara,