Dr. Adzu was born at Midlu, Madagali LGA of Adamawa State. He joined the services of NIPRD in February 1997 as a Research Assistant and rose through the ranks, to become an Associate Research Professor in January 2016.

He attended: Kafin-Hausa Primary School; GSS Madagali; Federal University of Technology, Yola; Ahmadu Bello University; and Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiába (Brazil).

He has over 60 peer-reviewed publications mainly in Natural Products Pharmacology, Herb-Drug Interactions, and Pharmacokinetics; his research areas.