The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa, “has reportedly been shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara.”
“The university’s Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mr Oladipo Ajayi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Ajayi said the Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the Governing Council, Management, Senate, staff and students of the university, regretted the sudden and untimely death of Marafa.”
“According to information available to the university, Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau,” he said.
“Marafa was appointed Bursar of NOUN on Sept. 17, 2022, for a five-year tenure scheduled to end in September 2027.”
“Ajayi described the deceased as a dedicated and committed staff member who served the university meritoriously and occupied various positions of responsibility during his career. He described Marafa’s death as a profound loss to the university community and condoled with his immediate family, relatives, friends, colleagues and other members of the university community.”
“The registrar said further information on the burial arrangements would be communicated once details were released by the family. He prayed that Almighty Allah would forgive Marafa’s shortcomings, grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus and give his family, friends, colleagues and the university community the strength to bear the loss.”