Sambo Daju

Birth and educational background

Sambo Daju was born on 15 August 1938 in Riyom, Riyom district in the then British Nigeria. He obtained his primary education from 1945 to 1949 in Riyom and Pankshin. He then enrolled in Government College Keffi for his secondary education and graduated in 1956. From 1958 to 1960 he attended the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology where he graduated with advanced 'A' level papers in Physics, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. In 1960 for his undergraduate studies, Daju attended the University of St. Andrews, Scotland where he earned a bachelor's degree BSc. (Hons.) in Physics. In 1968 he earned his doctorate degree (PhD) in X-ray astronomy from the University of Bristol, England. He then returned home to work a career in the public service of Benue-Plateau State, the Federal Civil Service Commission of Nigeria and Plateau State each time serving as commissioner.