21-year-old son of NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru collapses, dies while hiking in Dubai, has been buried

The son of the Group Mnaging Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Maikanti Baru has passed away.

The 21-year-old Mohammed Kawu Baru, an Architecture student at American University, Sharjah, died in Dubai on Thursday evening, May 18, while hiking.

According to reports, the young man collapsed and died while on University organized hiking exercise in Fujairah. He was buried at the Sharjah Emirates Cemetery.
Maikanti Baru, accompanied by Ambassador Nura Rimi and hundreds of members of the Nigerian community in UAE, attended the burial.