▁Ya ▁King i ▁Mall am . ▁A ▁Kan uri ▁from ▁Bor no , ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ma id ug uri ▁and ▁attended ▁primary ▁schools ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁into ▁the ▁Bor no ▁Provin cial ▁Second ary ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁a ▁government ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁O ' Level ▁and ▁A - level ▁at ▁Bishop ' s ▁St ort ford ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁international ▁relations ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sus sex ▁( al ong side ▁Th ab o ▁M be ki ), ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁the ▁BBC ▁Television ▁Training ▁School ▁in ▁London . ▁King ibe ▁later ▁attended ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁Institute ▁of ▁International ▁Studies ▁in ▁Gene va . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁the ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University ▁in ▁Z aria . ▁At ▁the ▁university , ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁the ▁K ad una ▁M af ia , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁young ▁western - ed uc ated ▁intellect uals , ▁civil ▁servants ▁and ▁military ▁officers ▁from ▁Northern ▁Niger ia . ▁King ibe ▁left ▁the ▁university ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁affairs ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Northern ▁Niger ia ▁( BC NN ). ▁