Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, on Sunday.
He was shot dead while returning from Gusau and the institution has provided sketchy information.
NOUN Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Adetayo Ajayi has described Marafa’s death as sudden and untimely. 
‘According to information available to the University, Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau’ Ajayi submitted in a statement he issued on Sunday.
The university described Marafa as a committed administrator who served the institution in various capacities before rising to the position of Bursar while calling his passing a profound loss and noting that the institution mourns ‘a distinguished colleague, a dedicated administrator and a valued member of the NOUN family’.
‘The entire University community mourns the passing of a distinguished colleague, dedicated administrator and valued member of the NOUN family’ the statement said..
The institution expressed sympathy to Marafa’s immediate family, relatives, friends and colleagues, while praying for strength for them to cope with the loss.
The late Nasiru Marafa was appointed as NOUN’s Bursar in June 2022, and he officially assumed office on September 17, 2022.
