, ▁Ben ue ▁State . ▁He ▁was ▁of ▁T iv ▁origin . ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁primary ▁education ▁at ▁A ku ▁Primary ▁School ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 3 - 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Senior ▁Primary ▁School , ▁M kar . ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁senior ▁secondary ▁education ▁at ▁Government ▁College , ▁Ke ff i ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁and ▁then ▁studied ▁at ▁Niger ia ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Science ▁( l ater ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁He ▁studied ▁for ▁a ▁degree ▁at ▁Fou rah ▁Bay ▁University , ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 1 9 6 4 ). ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁at ▁William ▁Br ist ow ▁Second ary ▁School , ▁G b oko , ▁and ▁later ▁taught ▁at ▁Bau chi ▁Provin cial ▁Second ary ▁School ▁and ▁Government ▁Second ary ▁School , ▁G om be . ▁He ▁attended ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University , ▁Z aria ▁( 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 ) ▁for ▁a ▁post - grad uate ▁Cour se ▁in ▁Education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁External ▁A id ▁for ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Est ab lish ment . ▁He ▁was ▁Princi pal ▁of