(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma, is dead.
Obioma died in his house on London Street, Dutsen Kura area of Minna, Niger, on Monday evening after a brief illness, this is contrary to many news reports that say the late registrar was killed by gunmen.
A source says that the late registrar slumped and died in his bedroom.
He was said to have returned from Abuja for an official assignment at about 9.a.m. and decided to rest before going to the office.
Head of Information and Publicity of NECO, Malam Azeez Sani and the police public relations officer of the Police command in the state could not be reached for details.