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In Memoriam: Prof. Shehu, Ex-UNN VC, Dies at the Age of 97

Professor Umaru Shehu, a former vice chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, has passed away.

The first Professor of Community Health in Northern Nigeria passed away, according to a statement released by the Borno Elders Forum on Monday and signed by its Secretary, Dr. Bulama Gubio.

Prof. The Kanem Borno Historical and Cultural Foundation and the Borno Elders Forum were both founded by Shehu, who passed away at the age of 97.

He was a former Nigerian Academy of Science president and a professor emeritus of community health at the University of Maiduguri.

Prof. Shehu was born in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on December 8, 1930. He attended Maiduguri Elementary School from 1935 to 1940, Maiduguri Middle School from 1941 to 1943, Kaduna College from 1944 to 1947, University College Ibadan from 1948 to 1953, and the Universities of Liverpool from 1953 to 1956 and 1966 to 1967.

From the University of London, Professor Shehu graduated with a degree in medicine. In addition, he holds the position of Editor-in-Chief at the British Medical Journal and has received a fellowship from the Institute of Cancer Research.

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