OSUSTECH don killed by fire

The Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa, was thrown into mourning on Tuesday, following the death of Prof. Adegboyega Obadofin, allegedly killed by fire in his residence

Prof. Sunday Oginduyile, the Vice-Chancellor of OSUSTECH, told newsmen 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. Oginduyile also prayed for the repose of his soul and that God gives the families the

 fortitude to bear the loss. NAN reports that his body has been deposited at the State Specialist 

Hospital morgue in Okitipupa.