Professor Jimoh Famakinwa of the Department of Philosophy at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun, has slumped and died during a meeting in the school.

In a statement on Thursday, the university announced that Famakinwa was noticed breathing “abnormally” during a departmental meeting on Wednesday.

His colleagues immediately rushed him to the university’s medical centre for urgent attention.

According to the statement, after a prompt medical examination by the doctors on duty, he was referred to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC), where he was later pronounced dead.

“The vice-chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, feeling sad about the unfortunate incident, led other members of his management team to the widow and children on a condolence visit.

“The team expressed shock and disbelief that such a brilliant scholar could die so suddenly in the line of duty,” it stated.

“Bamire urged the family to take solace in the fact that Prof. Famakinwa lived a fulfilled life of positive impact on those who were fortunate to come across him.

“The vice-chancellor prayed that God should grant the immediate family, the Department of Philosophy, the Faculty of Arts and the entire University Community the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” the school added.

Famakinwa’s remains have been deposited at the morgue of OAUTHC.

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