Aisha Abubakar Abdulwahab

Dr. Aisha Abubakar Abdulwahab (born 10 July 1971) was a Nigeria policewoman who won a UNESCO fellowship award to study tuberculosis. She was in charge of palliative support program at the force Headquarters, Abuja during the coronavirus pandemic.

Early life and education Aisha Abubakar Abdulwahab was born on 10 July 1971 in Biu, Adamawa State, and she joined the Nigerian police force in 1995. She has a degree in veterinary science and a doctorate. The award was to enable her to complete the research at any university.

She emerged as the Monitor General Senior Executive Course (SEC) 44, 2022 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru in Plateau State. Police career

Abdulwahab joined the Nigerian Police Force in 1995 as a commissioned officer and rose to the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP). She holds a degree in Veterinary Science and a doctorate, making her one of the few veterinary scientists in the Nigerian Police Force.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Inspector General of Police appointed Abdulwahab to coordinate the Police Palliative Support Programme at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, overseeing the distribution of relief materials to officers and their families across the country.

In 2022, she emerged as the Monitor General of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 44 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State — the highest academic distinction awarded to participants of the prestigious national leadership programme.

SAB Foundation

Together with her daughter Binta Abdulwahab, a graduate of Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom, Abdulwahab co-founded the SAB Foundation, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to supporting women in rural areas of Nigeria.

Personal life Abdulwahab is married with three children. Her daughter, Binta Abdulwahab, is a graduate from Nottingham Trent University in the UK and together they have opened SAB foundation to help women in rural areas.