The Obafemi Awolowo University community is grieving again as another lecturer, Dr Victoria Adeniyi, passed on
A sad incident, Adeniyi’s demise made it the deaths of three lecturers in less than two weeks.
First, was Dr Nicholas Igbokwe, who was found dead in his office penultimate Friday, and to follow, was Prof Jerome Elusiyan who was murdered in cold blood on Friday, December 13.
In statement to announce the latest in a string of death, the OAU Public Relations Officer, Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju wrote: “Less than 48 hours after we lost a Professor of Paediatrics, Jerome Elusiyan, to the cold hands of death through the instrumentality of 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 (Sunday) was the Acting Head, Department of Dramatic Arts of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife.
“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.”
