ONDO LECTURER DIES IN FIRE OUTBREAK
The Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, has announced the death of one of its lecturers, Prof. Adegboyega Obadofin, who died in a fire incident at his residence.
The Vice-Chancellor of OSUSTECH, Prof. Sunday Ogunduyile, who made this known to NAN said that the university authorities had reported the matter to the Police to ascertain the cause of the fire.
Ogunduyile stated that the fire was said to have occurred about 1:0 AM on Tuesday at the deceased’s residence in Ayeka area of Okitipupa.
He said that neighbours confirmed to him that there was no public power supply, nor was the late professor’s generator working when the incident occurred.
The vice chancellor said that Obadofin, 65, was the Acting Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the university.
Ogunduyile was quoted as saying, “I was in great shock when I visited the late don’s home.
“His death is a great loss, not just to his faculty, but to the entire institution at large.
“The management, lecturers, students, workers and everyone will greatly miss him,” He described the deceased, whose family resides in Lagos, as a friendly person, a gentleman and a hardworking person whose vacuum will be difficult to fill.
NAN reported that Obadofin’s body has been deposited at the State Specialist Hospital morgue in Okitipupa.
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