Gabriel Suswan attended NKST Primary School, Zaki–Biam, Benue State for his primary school education and passed out in 1977. He proceeded to St. Andrew’s Secondary School, Adikpo, Benue State where he commenced his secondary school education. But on completing only the first academic session there, a change in personal circumstances prompted his transfer to Government College, Makurdi, Benue State. He gained admission into the Faculty of Law of the University of Lagos and graduated in 1989 with the Bachelors of Law (LL.B (Hons) degree. He proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Lagos where he studied and successfully passed his Bar examinations and was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1991.

Gabriel Torwua Suswam is a Nigerian politician and former governor of Benue State. He is a Senator of the 9th assembly, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. And also former Member House of Representative.