A final-year student of Medicine and Surgery student at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Usman Abubakar-Rimi, who ventured into the food-selling business due to the prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU strike, has died.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the medical student died on Wednesday after a brief illness.
Recall that during an exclusive interview with NAN, the deceased said that the prolonged ASUU industrial strike gave him the opportunity to open a food outlet and Indomie joint in the Diplomat area in Sokoto.
The deceased also told NAN that he utilised the period of the COVID-19 lockdown to start an egg and chicken distribution business.
Abubakar-Rimi had advised students to utilise their free time to engage in businesses, stressing that online services provided a lot of opportunities to leverage on.
The Chairman of 21st Century Entrepreneur Hub, Umar Idris, who confirmed the death of the deceased said the late medical student has been buried according to Islamic rites in his hometown, Rimi, in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina state.
A close associate of the deceased, said Abubakar-Rimi was the Katsina State Coordinator of the 21st Century Entrepreneurs Hub, and actively participated in coordinating Global Entrepreneurship activities in 2019 and 2020.
He added that the deceased also coordinated Young CEOs Meetup in Katsina, the largest CEOs gathering in Katsina from 2019 and 2020, as well as several other skills acquisition trainings.
He noted that during Abubakar-Rimi’s leadership, the 21st Century Entrepreneurs Hub in Katsina empowered about 1,000 women and youths on various business skills.