Before joining the university, he received training in the following institutions: Boys Secondary School, Gindiri (1970–1975); Advanced Teachers College, Zaria (1976–1979) where he obtained a BA in geography single honors and later on master of science in rural development in 1991. He worked with Plateau State Ministry of Education and rose to the rank of education officer before leaving for University of Jos as a junior research fellow in the Center for Development Studies. He has been to King’s College, University of London, on Biomass Study Research program in 2000 and 2002. As a research scholar, he took an interest in writing the history of Tal and completed the work that Dr. C. C. Jacob planned to accomplish.