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Samuel Aruwan (born on 10 of May 1982) is a Nigerian journalist and pioneer Commissioner for Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs. He is the Spokesperson of the Government and Governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to date. Aruwan, a journalist with background in security and issues related to religious extremism in Northern Nigeria, is leading many initiatives to tackle the security challenges in Kaduna State.

Early life
Samuel Aruwan hails from Kabala West in Tudun Wada, Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria.

Education
Aruwan is a graduate of Mass Communication from Kaduna Polytechnic. In 2012, he attended the School of Journalism, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, for further training on African Investigative Reporting. He was one of the Nigerian journalists trained on Countering Religious Extremism at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, London in 2014 and at the Drew University’s Institute on Religion and Conflict Transformation, New Jersey, USA in 2016.

Media and Political Engagements
Aruwan worked at the New Nigerian Newspapers, Daily Independent Newspapers, LEADERSHIP Newspapers Group and Blueprint Newspapers Limited.

In May 2015, he became the Spokesperson of the Governor and Government of Kaduna State.

In July 2019, he was appointed as Commissioner for Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, and member of the State Executive Council.