Gambo as he was popularly called,attended Jimeta Elementary School (1947–49) and Yola Middle School (1950–55) for his early education.
Thereafter,he went to Bauchi Provincial Secondary School (1956–58) and Government College Keffi (1958–59),before attending Nigeria Police College Kaduna (1959) and Police College Ikeja (1959).
He also attended Detective Training School,Wakefield,UK (1962),Bramhill Police College UK (1963),International Police Academy,Washington DC,USA (1980) and National Police Academy,Cairo,Egypt.[6]
Career
After leaving the police college,Gambo began his career as a Cadet sub-Inspector. In 1963,he was promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). He became a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in 1967 and full superintendent in 1969.
In 1972,he was promoted to Chief Superintendent of Police and became an Assistant Commissioner of Police in 1974. He became Commissioner of Police in 1977 and served in Lagos,where he got national fame as a crack police officer dealing with robberies in the state.
In 1982,he was promoted AIG and transferred to Force Criminal Investigation Division,Alagbon Close,Lagos. He became a DIG in 1984 and Inspector General of Police in 1986.[7]
Post-retirement
In 2011,the then President Goodluck Jonathan appointed Alhaji Mohammed Gambo Jimeta as a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy.[8]
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