Dabo Aliyu | |
Office1: | Governor of Anambra State |
Term Start1: | November 1993 |
Term End1: | December 1993 |
Predecessor1: | Chukwuemeka Ezeife |
Successor1: | Mike Attah |
Office2: | Governor of Yobe State |
Term Start2: | 14 December 1993 |
Term End2: | 14 August 1996 |
Predecessor2: | Bukar Abba Ibrahim |
Successor2: | John Ben Kalio |
Birth Date: | 29 December 1947 |
Birth Place: | Batsari, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Katsina State, Nigeria) |
Spouse: | Khadija Dabo Aliyu |
Dabo Aliyu (29 December 194713 December 2020) was acting Administrator of Anambra State from November to December 1993, and served as Administrator of Yobe State from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. He was once an assistant director NSO State House Annex, He was also the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7 Abuja. He was given an award on Crime Prevention, award on best Commissioner of Police by the Inspector General of Police and also award on best policing in Anambra State. He lived in Kaduna State, and he was Sardaunan Ruma a title in his city of origin, Ruma.[1]
Aliyu reportedly died at his Kaduna residence on December 13, 2020, after a brief illness.[2] [3]