Less than 48 hours after Jerome
Elusiyan, a professor of pediatrics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,
Osun state, was shot dead, the university has lost yet another professor.
Victoria Adeniyi, acting head of
the department of dramatic arts, died at institution’s clinic in the early
hours of Sunday.
Although no detailed information
on her death, Abiodun Olarewaju, public relations officer of the university,
confirmed Adeniyi’s demise, saying Eyitope Ogunbodede, the university’s
vice-chancellor, had ordered a post mortem.
“Less than forty eight hours
after we lost a Professor of Paediatrics, Professor Jerome Elusiyan, to the
cold hands of death through the instrumentality of unknown gunmen, it is too
painful for us as a University to tearfully break the unpalatable news of the
demise of another promising academic and a prominent member of OAU community,
Dr. Victoria Oluwaremilekun ADENIYI, who, until her death early this morning
was the Acting Head, Department of Dramatic Arts of Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile – Ife,” he said.
“The deceased lecturer, who
Directed this year’s Convocation play which was staged four days ago, was also
yesterday, a part of the academic procession of the grand finale of the
University’s 44th Convocation.
“The Vice Chancellor, Professor
Eyitope Ogunbodede, who was visibly unhappy, had visited the University’s
Teaching Hospital and directed that necessary papers be filled for the conduct
of a post mortem.”
Elusiyan was killed by gunmen in
Edo state on Friday. He was said to be heading back from Ambrose Ali University
in Ekpoma where he went to supervise medical students’ pediatric examinations
at Irua Specialist Teaching Hospital as an external examiner.
He was reportedly attacked
alongside his driver who survived with bullet wounds. His vehicle was shot at
several times. His driver succeeded in leaving the scene to a police checkpoint
where Elusiyan was discovered dead.
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