Uzaifa Halilu Modachi, a Nigerian studying in Ukraine has reportedly died in Sokoto two weeks after returning to the country.
Modachi was said to have lived in Ukraine for three years without returning home for vacation.
It was gathered that the final year student of Zaporozhye State Medical University, Ukraine was preparing for his final year examination when the war started.
Father of the deceased, Habibu Haliru Modachi, said, “Alhamdu Lilah, God gives, takes away life, and that’s how he wanted it to happen, there is no doubt about it.”
The bereaved, who is a member the Sokoto State House of Assembly, reportedly added that “Had it been he died in Ukraine so many things would be said about him, that he was either killed by the Russian bombardment or had an accident or even was accidentally shot and killed by the Ukrainian Army.
“We are grateful to God; we also thank the Nigerian government, particularly Sokoto State, for taking a hasty decision to evacuate them before full escalation of the War in Ukraine.”
