A senior professor at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has passed away after slumping during a departmental meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
According to a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the professor was observed breathing abnormally during the meeting.
Concerned colleagues promptly rushed him to the University Health and Medical Centre for urgent medical attention.
Following an initial assessment by the attending doctors, he was referred to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) for further treatment. However, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The Vice-Chancellor of OAU, Professor Adebayo Bamire, has since led a delegation of university officials to visit the bereaved family, extending condolences to his widow and children.