The United States embassy in Nigeria in memory of Usman John-Paul, has instituted a $20,000 grant.
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The U.S embassy also donated books worth about $20,000 to the university’s library.



John-Paul is a final-year student of the University of Ilorin who died during a visit to the U.S.





Mr. John-Paul while on Washington Fellowship in the United States, drowned in a water fall on June 25, 2016.







The late Mr. John-Paul was a student of Information and Communication, ICS, department in the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences. He was in 400 level when he died.


Aruna Amirthanayagam, embassy’s councelor on public affairs, who disclosed the grant during a visit to the university, said the books were for young Nigerians.



The diplomat described Mr. John-Paul as a young man who spent meaningful life having been a child parliamentarian, a model student and a UNESCO prize winner, who was on the Mandela fellowship at the time of his death.



Diran Adegoke, the embassy’s coordinator of Mandela Fellowship, condoled with the family of Mr. John-Paul and the university.



The Vice-Chancellor of the University, AbdulGaniyu Ambali, said the demise of Mr. John-Paul was a divine call, and every soul has to answer at the appointed time.

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