Emmanuel Umar
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Emmanuel Bagna Umar | |
|---|---|
| Niger State Commissioner for Local Government, Internal Security, and Chieftaincy | |
| In office September 22, 2021 – August 23, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji |
| Succeeded by | Mu'azu Hamidu Jantabo |
| Niger State Commissioner of Youth and Sports | |
| In office 2019 – September 21, 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1975 |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy |
Emmanuel Bagna Umar is a Nigerian politician who served as the Niger State Commissioner for Local Government between 2021 and 2023.
Biography
[edit]Umar was born on October 12, 1975, in Bagna, Shiroro LGA, Niger State, Nigeria to a Gbagyi family.[1] He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna, where he earned a master's degree in strategy and security administration.[1][2] He began working in intelligence services of the Nigerian government in 1997.[1][2]
In 2019, Umar was appointed as the Commissioner of Youth and Sports for Niger State.[2] During the End SARS protests in 2020, Umar spoke at a conference with other state-level ministers of youth and sports to attract youth away from protesting and towards sports.[3] On September 22, 2021, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello appointed Umar the state Commissioner of Local Government, Internal Security, and Chieftain Affairs on a temporary basis after the resignation of Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji.[4] Daji had resigned following a crisis after the death of Kontagora local chief, or Sarkin Sudan, on September 9. Umar's role was to guide elections for the next Sarkin Sudan.[4]
As commissioner of local government, Umar pledged to end banditry in Niger State in December 2021.[5] In January 2022, an operation by Niger State security forces under Umar to dislodge bandits from the town of Kusatsu retrieved 500 livestock from fleeing bandits, although several security forces died.[6] Umar claimed in March 2022 that security operations had killed several gangs of bandits in Mariga and Munya.[7][8] Several Chinese nationals, however, were abducted by bandits when working on the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Station.[7] Umar said that they "will soon regain freedom."[7]
On August 23, 2023, Mu'azu Hamidu Jantabo succeeded Umar as commissioner of local government.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Emmanuel, Umar (August 3, 2020). "Did you know that every religion believed that God Almighty made all things? But did you know that there is one thing God Almighty can never make? God almighty can never make a mistake". Facebook. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ a b c Umar. "Emmanuel Umar". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ Muaz, Hassan (2020-11-19). "#ENDSARS: Many protesting youths unaware of FG's intervention programmes — Minister |". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b Nigeria, News Agency of (2021-09-22). "Gov. Bello 'temporarily' removes commissioner over Kontagora emirship". Peoples Gazette Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ Nigeria, News Agency of (2021-12-17). "We're set to flush out bandits: Niger govt". Peoples Gazette Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ Nigeria, News Agency of (2022-01-28). "Niger govt to auction cows recovered from bandits: Commissioner". Peoples Gazette Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c Nigeria, News Agency of (2022-03-14). "Chinese nationals abducted in Niger to regain freedom soon: Commissioner". Peoples Gazette Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ Online, The Eagle (2022-03-04). "Security Task Force kills over 200 bandits in Niger State |". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ "August 23, 2023". Ministry for Local Government Affairs via Facebook. Retrieved September 30, 2025.