ANA Borno chapter looses prominent member

ANA Borno chapter looses prominent member

By: Bodunrin Kayode

A prominent member of the Borno State chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Dr Othman Abubakar has lost his life to a car crash.

As a result, the entire University of Maiduguri community has been thrown into a mourning mood.

Until his demise Dr Othman was of the department of English and literary studies of the University and an active member of the local branch of ANA in which he galvanized literary minds in book reading sessions.

The scholar was an
active presenter of the program “English for beginners” in the university’s kanem Fm radio station.

“He ran the program for the last five years and lots of students benefited from his teachings. Recently, he bade good bye to us by presenting his last program as if he knew he was going to leave us suddenly” said a source in the radio station.

Othman was said to have lost his life in a car crash while traveling in a commercial vehicle to Yola over the weekend for a special appointment.

“The vehicle he boarded had the crash on the Gombe Adamawa axis of the route where he was one of the casualties” said a reliable university source.

Othman who was an active member of the Association of Nigerian Authors has since been buried according to Islamic rites in Yola the Adamawa state capital.

ANA Borno chapter looses prominent member