I was born on the 2nd September 1957 in Bajida, Zuru province in the present Kebbi State. I am married to Hyeladzira a lovely women. I have been working with a mission organization (ECWA Community Health Programme) for over thirty years, I became the Administrator of the programme in July 2005 to date. I graduated in 2003 from the Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development, which is presently the Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya, and was awarded a Masters degree in Community Health and Development.