Segun Osoba, Nigerian Historian, Dies
Why this is here: Segun Osoba studied history in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, shaping his perspective as a scholar and activist in Nigeria.
Professor Segun Osoba, a Nigerian historian, recently died after a long life. Godini Gabriel Darah remembers Osoba as a mentor to many students at Ife University, similar to Ola Oni at Ibadan and Eskor Toyo at Maiduguri and Calabar. Osoba studied history in the USSR and actively participated in Nigeria’s resistance to military rule from 1966 to 1999.
He co-authored the 1976 Minority Constitutional Report with Yusuf Bala Usman. In 1976, the Nigerian government sent Osoba, Omafume Onoge, and Bala Usman to China to study their education system. Darah suggests Osoba’s death is not a moment for mourning, but for renewed activism.
The article frames Osoba’s life as an example for future generations working toward an anti-imperialist revolution in Africa, but does not detail specific ongoing efforts. The work of building a more just society continues after his passing.
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