A former vice-chancellor of the
Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Lateef Hussein, has passed on after a brief illness at the age of 75.
According to a statement on the official Facebook page of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday, August 1, Hussein died after a brief illness on Sunday, July 31.
Hussein, the sixth substantive vice-chancellor of the institution, would be buried in accordance with Islamic rites at the Atan Cemetery in Lagos on Monday, August 1.
The vice-chancellor of the institution, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, while confirming the incident on Monday, August 1, described the development as shocking to her and the citadel of learning.
Olatunji-Bello, while expressing her deep shock at the passing away of her former boss, under whose leadership she served as the deputy vice-chancellor of the university, stressed that the institution would miss his contribution.
According to her, Hussein, who served between 2005 and 2011, bid the world goodbye on Sunday, July 31, at the age of 75 years, according to Sun News.
“The respected scholar will be buried on Monday, August 1, according to Islamic rites at Atan cemetery shortly after a Janazah prayer at Lagos State University Teaching University (LASUTH) central mosque, Ikeja, Lagos state,” Olatunji-Bello said.
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