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CP Suleyman Abdullahi Gulma, mni was born in Argungu in Kebbi State, the home of the famous Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival, on 11 August 1970 into the royal Gulma Isah family.
He attended both Magajin o Rafi and Shehu Kangiwa primary schools in Sokoto and Argungu respectively between 1976 -1982, and later obtained his Secondary School Leaving Certificate from Ahmadu Bello Academy Farfaru Sokoto State from 1982-1987.
He proceeded to University Sokoto, now Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, from 1987 – 1992 where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. He also did his mandatory National Youth Service at Community High School Esie-Irepodun LGA of Kwara State in the 1993-1994 service year.
He worked briefly with Kebbi State Broadcasting Corporation as an administrative officer and later served as Secretary to the Board of Governors between 1995 – August 1996.
He was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on 15 August, 1996, and trained at the Nigeria Police Academy Wudil-Kano. He was commissioned as Assistant Superintendent of Police 1 on 6 May, 1998.
He served in various Commands and Formations including Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Enugu, Kano, Rivers, Delta, FCT and Force Headquarters, and also served in the United Nation Mission in East Timor (UNMIT) in 2007 and internationally.
His professional trainings include Advanced Detective Course (ADC/41/2001) at Police Staff College Jos and Community Policing Developers Course No.3/2005 at Police College Orji-River Enugu.
He also attended Tactical Leadership and Command Course (TLCC41/2016) at PSC Jos, Policy Leadership and Strategy Studies Course 27/2017 at NIPSS-Kuru Jos, and Senior Officers Course at Ghanzhour Police Academy PR-China in 2016.
Further trainings include Border Security Course at Brescia-Milan Police College Italy in 2018, Negotiation with Terrorist Course at Krasnodar Russian Federation in 2018, and Counter Terrorism Coordinator Course (CT SECCO-ONSA) between 2019-2020.
He also obtained an Advance Diploma in Policing Studies from the UK Policing Center of Excellence in 2019.
He has held key positions including District Officer at Igbogene Police Station Bayelsa, Traffic Officer in Nasarawa and Keffi Divisions, Unit/2i/c Commander No.3 Squadron Police Mobile Force Enugu, and In charge General Investigation Department Kano.
He also served as Divisional Police Officer Bichi Division Kano, Dili Sea Port Commander in East Timor, Commander Special Protection Unit SPU Base 7 Abuja, Staff Officer at the Force Secretary’s Office, Squadron Commander No. 57 Squadron Ukana Akwa Ibom, In charge Anti-Robbery Operations Zone 7 Abuja, and Assistant Force Secretary in charge of Disciplinary Matters, Posting and Transfers.
He is currently the Deputy Force Secretary at the Office of the Force Secretary, Nigeria Police Force Headquarters Abuja. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Gamji Members Association Kebbi State Professionals Forum, and a participant of Senior Executive Course 47 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru Jos. He is happily married and blessed with four children, and enjoys traveling, gardening, sports and sightseeing at leisure.
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