▁and ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁Federal ▁Government ▁College ▁En ug u ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁senior ▁secondary ▁education . ▁ ▁Daniel ▁had ▁desired ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁pilot , ▁having ▁had ▁three ▁role ▁model ▁f ighter ▁pil ots ▁in ▁his ▁family : ▁his ▁fost er ▁grand father , ▁former ▁Chief ▁of ▁Air ▁Staff , ▁( L ate ) ▁Air ▁Marsh al ▁I bra him ▁Al fa , ▁and ▁his ▁three ▁un cles ▁– ▁Squadron ▁Le ader ▁John ▁Ch uk w u , ▁Air ▁Vice - Mar shal ▁Chris ▁Ch uk w u , ▁and ▁Sh u ' a ib u ▁Al fa ▁( a ▁civil ▁pilot ). ▁Daniel ' s ▁hopes ▁were ▁dashed ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁my op ia ▁( short ▁sight ed ness ) ▁and ▁was ▁told ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁achieve ▁his ▁dream ▁with ▁poor ▁eyes ight . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁his ▁father ▁moved ▁to ▁Port ▁Har court , ▁R ivers ▁State ▁in ▁South - s outh ▁Niger ia , ▁while ▁his ▁mother ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁( F CT ) ▁Ab u ja , ▁on ▁separate ▁national ▁assign ments . ▁He ▁then ▁got ▁ad mission ▁into ▁the ▁N nam di ▁Az iki we ▁University ▁Aw ka , ▁An amb ra ▁State ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁study ▁App lied ▁Bio chem istry . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Daniel ' s ▁life ▁changed ▁for ▁good ▁as ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁a ▁gh