ADSS-SABOSA  

Army Day Secondary School SANI ABACHA BARRACKS (ADSSSAB) Asokoro FCT-Abuja, Nigeria was founded in 1990. Initially, the name of the school was Command Day Secondary School (CDSS) SANI ABACHA BARRACKS (SAB) until this name was changed about 2-3 years after inception.

Academic activities started immediately at inception during the 1990/1991 academic year with JSS One enrollment only. The school was started within the Army barracks vicinity using facilities made available by the Army authorities under the then Lt Col Ishaya Anche who was then Commanding Officer of the 20 Battalion of the Nigerian Army. This facility which is still in use today by the school.

Under the leadership and direction of the pioneer principal, with the support of the Army authorities and an active Parents/Teachers Association (PTA) the quest to build a permanent site on a parcel of land donated by the Army authorities started in the later end of 1993. During those time, the pioneer students, supervised by committed teachers will get into the forest around the barracks area to move sawn logs to the permanent site for the erection of the school. The initial three classroom blocks at the permanent site which still stands till date was achieved through self-help by the school authorities, students, the PTA and Army authorities.

With time, support started coming in from corporate firms like the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the Nigerian Army in the form of furniture’s and workshop equipment respectively.

By 1996, the school achieved a major milestone with the graduation of it’s very first set. As at today, the ADSS SAB has graduated over 26 sets and has been in existence for about 32 years. Graduands of the ADSS SAB are spread across the globe and have achieved great feats in their chosen careers in medicine, engineering, sports, entertainment, media, and politics. The journey of 32 years so far for the ADSSSAB has been that of excellence, achievement and pacesetting in all respect.

ARMY DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL SANI ABACHA BARRACKS OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION(ADSS-SABOSA) is the umbrella body of all ex-students of Army Day Secondary School SANI ABACHA BARRACKS (ADSSSAB) Asokoro FCT-Abuja.

The birth of the association was realized on the 2nd of June, 2009 by the present BOT Chairman and the Provost of the present executives; Mr. Almiskin Omozokpia and a set of old students like Mr. Chima Sunday, Mr. Emeka Onougha, Ms. Ojoniko Daniel back then at Area 1 in a garden called De-Oss garden. It was later then that Mr. Lateef Oyebode, a member of the BOT and the General Secretary of the present executives and Mrs. Blessing Gbaa joined in October, 2010 which led to the first major end of the year party in December 2011 at De-Oss garden Area 1. It was after these great steps by Mr. Almiskin Omozokpia that it was formally and unanimously agreed by other set of old students that were present at the wedding ceremony of an alumnus, Mr. Michael Ombe to kick-off with an official WhatsApp group and this decision was led by Mr. Almiskin Omozokpia and Mr. Lateef Oyebode with a WhatsApp group at the wedding ceremony.

It was after the official WhatsApp group creation that a committee was set up with a task to come up with a constitution and the members then were Mr. Lateef Oyebode, Ms. Bunmi Babalola, Ms. Regina Ameh and Mr. Robinson Edomopha. The constitution was written then by Mr. Lateef Oyebode and with the help of Mr. Robinson Edomopha. This constitution has later now been edited by Barrister Habiba Madugu, the legal adviser of the present executives.

The association was later registerd offcially in 2022 with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria as an incorporated trustees under the nigerian law.

ADSS-SABOSA is a not-for-profit and non-political orgsanisation with three cardinal objectives:

• Giving back to all our members
• Adding value to all Members
• Using ADSS-SABOSA as a platform for members to excel in their chosen endeavours.