Dr Armiya’u holds Fellowship in Psychiatry from National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West Africa College of Physician. She has a certificate in Leadership and Management in Health and Fundamentals of Implementation Science from University of Washington and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE). Armiya’u bagged a Master of Science degree (MSc) in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Investigation from the University of Liverpool with a MERIT and a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA).

She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in Psychiatry from Universidad Central De Nicaragua with specialization in forensic psychiatry.

Dr Armiya’u is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Chief Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University/Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi state Nigeria with over 100 peer reviewed publications in local/international journals and book chapters.

She is currently the Medical Director/CEO Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna.