Mysterious fire kills Ondo University professor
Okitipupa, was thrown into mourning on Tuesday, following the death of
Prof. Adegboyega Obadofin, who was allegedly killed by fire in his
residence.
Prof. Sunday Oginduyile, the Vice-Chancellor of OSUSTECH, told the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okitipupa that the university
authorities had reported the matter to the police to ascertain the
cause of the fire.
Oginduyile said that the fire was said to have occurred about 1 a.m.
on Tuesday at his residence in Ayeka area of Okitipupa.
He said that neighbours confirmed to him that there was no public
power supply nor was his power generating set on when the incident
occurred.
The vice-chancellor said Obadofin, 65, was the Acting Dean, Faculty of
Agricultural Sciences of the university.
"I was in great shock when I visited the late don's home.
"His death is a great loss not to his faculty but to the entire
institution at large. The management, lecturers, students, workers and
everyone will greatly miss him," he said.
He described the deceased whose family resides in Lagos as a friendly
person, a gentleman and a hardworking person, whose vacuum would be
difficult to fill.
Obadofin's body has been deposited at the State Specialist Hospital
morgue in Okitipupa.
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