1. Abba Kyari was educated in St Paul's College in Wusasa, Zaria, and later considered joining the Nigerian Army following advice from Mamman Daura and Ibrahim Tahir.
15 Facts About Abba Kyari
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Abba Kyari graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Warwick in 1980, and later obtained a law degree from the University of Cambridge.
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Abba Kyari was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1983 after attending the Nigerian Law School.
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Abba Kyari later attended the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, and in 1992 and 1994 participated in the Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development.
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Abba Kyari worked for the law firm Fani-Kayode and Sowemimo for some time after his return to Nigeria.
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Abba Kyari was a Commissioner for Forestry and Animal Resources in Borno State in the 1990s.
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From 1990 to 1995, Abba Kyari was the secretary to the board of the African International Bank Limited, a subsidiary of Bank of Credit and Commerce International.
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Abba Kyari was an executive director in charge of management services at the United Bank for Africa, and was later appointed the chief executive officer.
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In 2017, following a leaked memo, Abba Kyari became embroiled in a public argument with the Head of Civil Service, who was later removed from office and then arrested.
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In 2020, in another leaked memo, Babagana Monguno the National Security Adviser accused Abba Kyari of meddling in matters of national security.
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Abba Kyari was married to the sister-in-law of Ibrahim Tahir, and had four children, Aisha, Nurudeen, Ibrahim, Zainab.
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On 24 March 2020, it was made public that Abba Kyari had tested positive for COVID-19 following an official trip to Germany nine days before.
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On 29 March 2020, Abba Kyari announced he was being moved from isolation in Abuja to Lagos for "preventive treatment".
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Abba Kyari later died on the evening of 17 April 2020 at age 67.
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Abba Kyari's death was a very huge blow to the nation.