Kastina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has mourned professor of medicine, Umaru Shehu, who passed on Monday at the age of 92.

Radda, in a statement, yesterday, by his spokesperson, Ibrahim Mohammed, described the former Vice Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State, as irreplaceable.

He said the contribution of the eminent don to enhance the standard of his profession was unrivalled.

In a message condoling with the bereaved family, as well as government and people of Borno State, the governor described the exit of the iconic university scholar as shocking and painful.

The statement quoted the governor as saying: “The history of the medical profession and its study, especially in Nigerian universities, will be incomplete without mentioning Shehu. He was a first-class scholar, renowned surgeon and university administrator of international repute.”

“The legacies he left at UNN where he once served as Vice Chancellor, are indelible. The illustrious professor of medicine may be a celebrated don, but he was also a patriotic Nigerian public figure, who touched the lives of many positively.
“He was highly revered not only for his exceptional brilliance, but uncommon humility, gentleness, simplicity and forthrightness. Indeed, a rare gem and indefatigable Iroko of the Nigerian medical profession is gone. He will sorely be missed, but can never be forgotten.”