born in Bauchi, Nigeria, in Sha’aban 1406 Hijra, equivalent to April 1986. He began attending Madrasatul Tahfizul Qur’an Doya in 1990, followed by another School of Tahfiz called Karofi in 1994. His educational journey continued at Mu’assasa Qur’anic School Jos from 1999 to 2004, and he pursued further studies at the School for Higher Islamic Studies from 2004 to 2007.
Nafi’u’s academic pursuits extended to JIBWIS Islamic Science Day Secondary School from 2004 to 2009, followed by the University of Abuja from 2009 to 2015, where he studied Microbiology. In the service year 2015/2016, he served in Jega, Kebbi state. He also pursued studies in Medical Laboratory Science at Maryam Abacha American University Maradi, Niger Republic, from 2019 to 2021.
At the age of 16 in 2002, Nafi’u memorized the Holy Quran. He embarked on his journey in Qur’anic recitation competitions in 1992, representing Bauchi State multiple times in the JIBWIS National Qur’anic Recitation C