NERDC Executive Secretary, Junaidu Is Dead

Prof. Ismail Junaidu, the Executive Secretary of the National Education Research Development Council (NERDC), is dead.

Junaidu died in the early hours of Thursday, July 25, in Damaturu, Yobe State, where he attended the Joint Consultative Committee on Education (JCCE) program.

Information regarding the cause of his demise, however, was limited at the time of filing this report.

Daily Trust, however, quoted a source who wished to remain anonymous, stating that the NERDC chief first collapsed and subsequently passed away.

However, this assertion has been disputed by a representative of NERDC.

“He did not slump, death just happened,” the official NERDC official told journalists.

The remains of Junaidu have been transported to Katsina for burial, which is later on Thursday.