Dr. John Dadi-Mamud, the Director-General, National Institute for Sports (NIS), is dead.
Dadi-Mamud, who hails from Kogi State, was confirmed dead on Sunday, Jan 24, 2021, in Lagos.
He was aged 53.
Dadi-Mamud, a sports administrator and teacher at the NISports, prior to the announcement of his untimely death showed no sign of sickness.
He took over as the institute’s new chief executive on May 14, 2019, from Dr. Chukwudi Eke, whose tenure expired on May 10.
The former part-time lecturer at the Arabic Teachers’ College, Kano, was acting director and coordinator of academic programmes at NIS, after serving as head of the research department and general secretary of the swimming association.
Confirming the news of Dadi-Mamud’s demise, the NISports Registrar, Musibau Adeneye, said his death was unfortunate.
“His death came as a rude shock because he showed no sign of illness as at the last Thursday he presided over a management meeting.
“He was dear to all of us at the institute and a father-like figure to the students as well. He will be sorely missed by everyone. This is a sad day,” he said.