Engineer Benson Abounu who was born on 3 July 1949, attended the Methodist Primary School, Upu-Icho in Otukpo, his birthplace, from 1957 to 1963. He proceeded to Government College, Makurdi, where he had a brief stint, between 1964 and 1966. Engr. Abounu transferred to Government Technical College, Ilorin in 1967 and completed the O’levels in 1969. From 1971 to 1975, he studied at the Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna before leaving for the United Kingdom where he attended the Cranfield University, Bedford, England between 1976 and 1978.