A Nigerian man, identified as Okpani Ugochukwu, has passed away just hours before he was supposed to depart for the UK for his Master’s degree.
Okpani reportedly died in his sleep on Friday, May 19, hours before his flight to the UK. His friends have taken to social media to mourn his tragic passing.
It was gathered that he secured a scholarship for a Master’s program at Wolverhampton University, and was to leave Nigeria on Friday.

He had also taken to his personal Facebook page on Thursday night to announce that he would be travelling abroad for his Masters program.

He had also taken to his personal Facebook page on Thursday night to announce that he would be travelling abroad for his Masters program.