A senior Professor at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been declared dead after slumping during a departmental meeting today, March 6.
A statement issued by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, said during a departmental meeting this morning (Wednesday, 5th day of March 2025), it was noticed by his colleagues that he was breathing “abnormally” and was immediately rushed to the University Health and Medical Centre.
Upon prompt medical examination by the team of doctors on duty, he was referred to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), also in Ile-Ife, where he was pronounced dead.
The statement adds that the Vice Chancellor of OAU, Professor Adebayo Bamire, has led other members of his management team to pay a condolence visit to the widow and children of the deceased academician.
