NOUN bursar Nasiru Marafa dies after reported shooting

The National Open University of Nigeria has confirmed the death of its bursar, Nasiru Gusau Marafa, saying he was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau.

The university announced Marafa’s death on Sunday, September 6, in a statement signed by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Ajayi.

NOUN confirmed the death but did not disclose the exact location of the shooting, identify those responsible or explain the circumstances surrounding the attack.

Those gaps remain unresolved.

University confirms death

NOUN said Marafa died on September 6 and described his death as a major loss to the university community.

The institution said information available to it indicated that he was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau.

That wording is important.

The university did not say exactly where the shooting occurred, and the material reviewed by IDNN does not independently establish that Marafa was shot inside Gusau.

Attack details remain unclear

As of this verification pass, no authoritative account reviewed by IDNN established who carried out the shooting or why.

No motive has been confirmed.

It is also not established from the available record whether the incident involved an attempted robbery, kidnapping, targeted attack or another circumstance.

IDNN is therefore not assigning any motive or identity to the attackers.

Police clarification still needed

The university statement establishes Marafa’s death and its account that he was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau.

It does not resolve the criminal-investigation questions that follow.

The next material confirmation should come from the relevant police or security authority: the precise location of the incident, whether an investigation has formally opened, whether any suspects have been identified and whether investigators have established a motive.

Until then, those elements remain unknown.

University mourns senior official

NOUN described Marafa as a dedicated administrator and said the institution was mourning his death.

The university also extended condolences to his family and colleagues.

IDNN is keeping personal and bereavement details limited while the circumstances of the death remain under investigation.

For now, the verified publication position is narrow:

NOUN has confirmed that its bursar, Nasiru Gusau Marafa, died on September 6 and says he was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau.

The precise location, perpetrators, motive and full circumstances have not yet been publicly established in the authoritative material reviewed by IDNN.