Trustee

Asmau is a graduate of law, Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) in Shariah and Common Law from Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto in 1989. Born in Sokoto, Sokoto State of Nigeria, she attended Sultan ward primary school Sokoto from 1974 – 1979, Government Girls College Sokoto from 1979 – 1981, and then moved to Government Secondary School Isa 1981 – 1984. As a law graduate, she was called to the Bar in December 1990, having successfully completed her professional training in the Nigerian Law School, Lagos. During her national youth service period, she served with the Sokoto state ministry of justice as a State counsel and was subsequently redeployed to Gamji Bank of Nigeria Plc as a Legal Assistant. She was later employed by the bank in 1992. Having worked in two departments, gave her much experience in banking in addition to her legal profession. In 1997, Asmau voluntarily resigned from the services of the bank and ventured into private legal practice. She established a law firm by the name Messrs. N.A. Abubakar & Co. She also went into poultry farming. With determination to improve on her competencies, she enrolled for and successfully obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer (PGDC) from Bayero University, Kano in 2004. She also obtained a diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the C.A.S. Garki, Abuja (under affiliation with Ahmadu Bello University, A.B.U., Zaria) in 2021. She is a member of various da’wah associations, a teacher, and a co-proprietress of some Islamic schools.