Planting Peacer Profile: Sani Suleiman

Sani Suleiman is from Jos, Nigeria, West Africa, a country of over 150 million people with over 300 ethnic nationalities
with large adherents of Islam and Christian religion, there also exist traditional religious followers mostly found in
rural areas, these people have greatly decreases because many have either converted to Islam or Christianity. Mr.
Suleiman works with the Justice Development and Peace Commission of the Catholic Arch Diocese of Jos. He is also
the Peace and Emergency Response Program Manager of the MCC supported Interfaith and Inter ethnic Emergency
Preparedness and Response Team in Nigeria.

Mr. Suleiman is a trained Social Worker, Peace builder and Administrator. He has worked as a teacher and
administrator with both local and state government of Plateau state. He also had a glimpse of the Nigerian local and
national politics, and is currently the Coordinator of the National Council of Muslim Youth Organizations Plateau State
Chapter.

Mr. Suleiman has received his schooling and trainings at the Plateau State Polytechnic Barkin Ladi, University of Jos,
Africa Peace Building Institute Zambia, Dispute Resolution Program of the University of Massachusetts USA, and
the International Center for Reconciliation UK. His Peace work involve working with communities, schools, youth
and women groups in Jos, Plateau State and other parts of Nigeria building bridges of trust and confidence as well
as promoting justice and dialogue across conflict divide. He also coordinates networks of Peace agents and conflict
monitors as well as the emergency relief interventions especially to the Internally Displaced Persons as a result of
the violent conflicts and or due to natural disaster. He is actively involve with young people that are experiencing
delinquency, those on the street and also those taken to Remand Home (Young Peoples Home) in Jos. He has assisted
several groups and communities set peace and conflict monitoring structures. He is married and blessed with two
beautiful girls Aishah and Rahima.