| Datti Sadiq Abubakar | |
| Office1: | Military Governor of Anambra State |
| Term Start1: | July 1978 |
| Term End1: | October 1979 |
| Predecessor1: | John Kpera |
| Successor1: | Jim Nwobodo |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Kano, Nigeria |
| Education: | Rumfa College, Kano |
Colonel Datti Sadiq Abubakar was Military Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.[1]
He was a graduate of Rumfa College, Kano.[2]
In July 1966 Lieutenant Datti Abubakar, Recce, was at the Abeokuta Garrison when most of the Igbo officers were killed, playing an active role in the coup that overthrew Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi.[3]
Abubakar was appointed Military Governor of Anambra State in July 1978, holding the position until October 1979.[1]
He placed the schools firmly under his control through a supervisory commission with broad powers over policy and staffing.[4]
Following major religious riots in Kano State in 1980, he was a member of the Kano Disturbances Tribunal of Inquiry to investigate causes and make recommendations.[5]