Niger Police Confirms True Cause Of NECO Registrar’s Death

Niger State Police Command has confirmed the true cause of death of the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the National Examination Council,  (NECO) Professor Godswill Obioma.

The command described as untrue assertions that the NECO Registrar  was murdered by gunmen in Minna, the state capital; instead, it ascribed the cause of death to a brief illness.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Wasiu Abiodun, via a statement on Tuesday in Minna described as”totally false, untrue and a pure element of fake news” reference to murder as the cause of death.

 “it is important to state categorically that on 31st May, 2021, the Registrar/CEO, National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma, was rushed to National Hospital, Abuja, by his family members where he was later confirmed dead after a brief illness.”

Abiodun added that family of the deceased has also confirmed the incident and formally notified the management and staff of NECO of the demise of the Registrar.

He therefore, urged members of the public to disregard the fake news, while advising news reporters to always verify their reports before publication to avoid creating unnecessary panic and fear in public domain.

The late NECO Registrar, hailed from Amaokpu, Nkpa, Bende Local Government Area, Abia State. He attended the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education where he studied mathematics and physics, graduating with distinction and as the overall best graduating student.

In 1979, he graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he studied mathematics and education, graduating as the best graduating student. In 1982, he graduated with a master’s degree in educational measurement and evaluation in the same university.

In 1985, he furthered in the same university and graduated with doctorate degree in the same field and won the vice chancellor’s award for the best doctoral dissertation.

In 1979, Obioma began his career at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka as a research fellow, after previously been retained by the same institution when he graduated.

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He left the university in 1988 and moved to the University of Jos and became the head of the research division of the institute of education as a senior research fellow.