Early Life and Education
Hassan Usman Katsina was born in Katsina to the royal house of Nagogo in 1933. He attended Kankiya Elementary School and Katsina Middle School. After finishing middle school, he went to Barewa College, Zaria and the Nigerian School of Arts, Sciences and Technology also in Zaria. He joined the Nigerian army in 1956.
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