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Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Retired), PhD enrolled into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna on 21 September 1986 as a member of the 38 Regular Course. He was subsequently commissioned into the Nigerian army Armour Corps as a Second Lieutenant on 21 September 1991. He rose to the rank of Brigadier General with effect from 21 September 2014 and retired from Service on 9 June 2016.

Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Retired) attended several courses including all the mandatory courses relevant to his career progression. He holds a BSc (Hon) Degree in Chemistry from the NDA, Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Kaduna Polytechnic, MSc Degree in the Art, and Science of Warfare from the University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan and M Phil Degree in Development and Strategic Studies from the Bangladesh University of Professionals. Upon retirement, he enrolled for a PhD Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies in 2017 and graduated in 2023 from the NDA, Kaduna.

As a serving officer in the Nigerian Army, he held the appointments of Directing Staff at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Nigeria, Defence Command and Staff College, Botswana. He was also Commanding Officer, 241 Battalion, Nguru, Commander Operation RESTORE ORDER III in Yobe State, Deputy Director, and Acting Director of Operations at the Army Headquarters. Furthermore, he was Chief of Staff at the Headquarters, 3 Division Nigerian Army and Chief of Staff, at the Headquarters Theatre Command, Operation LAFIYA DOLE before his retirement in 2016.

While in retirement, he joined the corporate world as Executive Director, Global Security, Crystal Health Innovation and Solutions. Consequently, he established, Life Shield and Armour Global Consult, Life Shield and Armour Security Services Limited and Green Gold Harvest Enterprise.

In November 2019, he was appointed as the Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Executive Governor of Yobe State and is still serving in that capacity.

He is a fellow of the Defence College, Bangladesh, fellow Nigerian Army Resource, Centre and fellow Chartered Institute of Administration as well as many other renowned institutions.