Adamu Suleiman (born 14 May 1929) was a Nigerian policeman and former

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. He was appointed in 1979 to succeed

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and was succeeded by

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in 1981. Suleiman attended Jimeta Elementary School between 1940 and 1944, followed by Yola Middle School until 1947. He then became a student at

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from 1947 to 1950, and the College of Technology in Zaria between 1954 and 1956. He then attended the

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, from where he graduated with honours in Modern History in 1960. He was seconded into the

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on 1 May 1966 as a deputy commissioner of police. Adamu Suleman was promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police in October 1979 and served under President

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's second Republic until his retirement from the police force in April 1981.

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