RIP: Oldest Nigerian Pupil Dies At 94 (Pictured)

A man believed to be the oldest school pupil in Nigeria has died at the age of 94.Mohammud Modibbo, was unable to go to school as a child because he worked as a trader, traveling around the country.

BBC reports that, he decided to enter primary school in his mid-80s and had recently begun secondary school in the northern city of Kano.

His teacher, Abdulkarim Ibrahim, said Mr Modibbo was "easy-going and jovial"."During classes, he was very attentive and asked questions when he didn't understand - either asking the teacher or a student sitting beside him," Mr Ibrahim told the BBC Hausa service.

Mr Modibbo had dreamed of pursing a university education, but his "sudden death" had robbed him of that chance, the teacher added.