NIGERIA'S Kano-born Mohammed Modibbo who entered the Guinness Book of Records as the world's second oldest pupil ever has passed away at the ripe old age of 83 yesterday after a sudden illness.
Mr Modibbo was unable to go to school as a child because he worked as a trader, travelling around the country. However, he decided to enter primary school in his mid-70s and had recently begun secondary school in the northern city of Kano.
His teacher, Abdulkarim Ibrahim, said Mr Modibbo was easy-going and jovial. Mr Modibbo had dreamed of pursing a university education, but his sudden death has now robbed him of that chance, his teacher added.
Mr Ibrahim added: "During classes, he was very attentive and asked questions when he didn't understand, either asking the teacher or a student sitting beside him."
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest person ever to have enrolled at primary school, was Kenyan Kimani Maruge at the age of 84. He passed away five years later at the age of 89.
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