The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has announced the death of its Bursar, Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa.
In a statement signed by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Adetayo Ajayi, the university said Marafa died on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
According to the statement, the Bursar was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau.
The Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the Governing Council, Management, Senate, Staff and Students, described the incident as a “sudden and untimely passing” and a profound loss to the university community.
“ Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa was a dedicated and committed staff member who served the institution meritoriously,” the statement said. He was appointed Bursar in September 2022 and served with a strong sense of duty.
The university extended condolences to his immediate family, relatives, friends and colleagues, and prayed to Almighty Allah to grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus.
NOUN said further information on burial arrangements will be communicated once released by the family.
