[2] Afakriya Aduwa Gadzama was born on 22 November 1953 at Lassa in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State Nigeria.

[3] Gadzama started his career in 1978 with the Ministry of Finance in Borno State and transferred to the National Security Organization as a Principal Officer in 1984.

[3] His postings at the State Security Service include: In August 2007, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua appointed Gadzama as Director General of the agency.

In September 2010, Ita Ekpeyong replaced Gadzama as Director General of the SSS after President Goodluck Jonathan's mass dismissal of security chiefs.

[4] On December 16, 2019, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Gadzama as the Chairman of the National Institute Policy and Security Studies.