Sabiu was born on April 04, 1961, he holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration (Specializing in Finance) From Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and an MBA from Bayero University Kano obtain in 1985 and 2004 respectively.
Sabiu had a stint at School of Management Studies Kano as an assistant Lecturer before he began his banking career with Savannah Bank of Nigeria Plc in 1986. He also worked with Highland Bank of Nigeria Plc between 1992 and 1996 where he held the position of AGM (Finance and Planning), Chief Inspector and Ag. MD/CEO. At Pinacle Commercial Bank, Calabar Wood Company, Broad Bank and African International Bank Limited he was the AGM (Financial Service Group), General Manager Chief Inspector and Chief Manager (Audit & Inspection) respectively before joining Kabo Air Limited as Financial controller in April 2004 and Executive Director (Finance and Admin.) in May The same year to 2017, where he introduced some far reaching changes.
Sabiu is a member of Nigerian Institute of Management, Information System, Audit and Control Associates, International (ISACA), founding member Nigerian Institute of Certified Credit Administrators, among others
An astute administrator, Sabiu has presented papers on Fraud detection, Internal Control, etc.