Director General of the National Security Organization
In office October 1979 – November 1983
Preceded by
Abdullahi Mohammed
Succeeded by
Mohammed Lawal Rafindadi
Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs
In office 1975–1979
Preceded by
Adamu Suleiman
Succeeded by
Maitama Bello Yusuf
Personal details
Born
(1937-01-19)19 January 1937 Kaura Namoda, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Sokoto State, Nigeria)
Died
6 July 2016(2016-07-06) (aged 79) London, England
Alma mater
University of Lagos Nigerian Law School
Umaru Shinkafi (19 January 1937 – 6 July 2016) was a Nigerian intelligence chief, and Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs. He was a presidential aspirant during the Third Nigerian Republic.
UmaruShinkafi (19 January 1937 – 6 July 2016) was a Nigerian intelligence chief, and Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs. He was a presidential aspirant...
Shinkafi is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State of Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Shinkafi an area of about 674mk2 and population of...
appointed Alhaji UmaruShinkafi a former commissioner of police in Oyo state, as the new director general of the NSO. The Shinkafi-led NSO had the difficult...
Control (UICC). Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu was born on born 27 March 1968 in Lagos to her mother Rakiya Shinkafi and her father UmaruShinkafi, a former police...
constitutional lawyer, he was involved in the Choice 92 presidential campaign of UmaruShinkafi. Kusamotu was born into the family of Adeoti Kusamotu and the Akirun...
central bank was its leading candidate; he collected about 270,000 votes. UmaruShinkafi, came in second with about 250,000. The party was under the leadership...
Government Kenneth Okonkwo, actor Tim Owhefere, Nigerian politician UmaruShinkafi, Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs Gabriel Suswam, governor of...
presidential candidates who contested were Chief Harry Akande, Alhaji UmaruShinkafi, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Chief Bode Olajumoke, Dr. Gamaliel Onosode; Chief...
A9 (TAH5) at Jibiya to RN9, the Kaita Rd north from Katsina Ring Rd at Shinkafi via Dan Kabba at Dankama to Magami, northwest from A2 at Kongodumm via...
general, who served as chief of staff to presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua from 1999 to 2008; National Security Adviser to General Abdusalami...
the incoming director general, UmaruShinkafi. Horsfall alleged that Shinkafi was sympathetic to his cause because Shinkafi himself, a former commissioner...
Alhaji UmaruShinkafi, Marafan Sokoto and her mother is Shinkafi’s daughter and a sister to the former Governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Shinkafi. Also...
organization was also involved in the investigation of corruption against Umaru Dikko. In 1985, the NSO investigated a report about an import scandal involving...
interrogation contrived, while reports were being made to the NSO (then under UmaruShinkafi) to mislead the Shagari regime. Meanwhile, the real plot continued underground...
Yobe State: Ibrahim Gaidam (ANPP) Zamfara State: Mahmud Shinkafi (PDP) 5 May – President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua dies of Pericarditis, and is succeeded by...
Northwest University Sokoto Shehu shagari University of Education, Sokoto Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto Usman Danfodio University of Sokoto Agriculture...
State Hajiya Zakiyya Aminu Masari Aminu Bello Masari Kebbi State Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu Abubakar Atiku Bagudu Kogi State Rashida Bello Yahaya Bello Kwara...
Justice. In 1992, Inuwa was Secretary (Northern Operations) of spymaster UmaruShinkafi's presidential campaign for the conservative National Republican Convention...
Abubakar Yari). G8 included Kabir Garba Marafa; a seating senator, Mahmud Shinkafi; a former governor of the state, Mansur Dan Ali; ex-Defence Minister, Ibrahim...
the Central African Republic. He signed a peace treaty with the city of Shinkafi but has shifted his activities elsewhere. He is a leader of about 1000...