August 01, (THEWILL) – The former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Professor Lateef Akanni Hussein, is dead.
Hussein was the 6th Substantive VC of the Lagos State-owned institution between 2005 and 2011.
LASU, in a tweet on its official Twitter page @LASUOfficial on Monday, said the Professor of Physics, died on Sunday evening, after a brief illness. He was 75.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, who confirmed the sad development in a statement on Monday, expressed her deep shock at the passing of her former boss, under whose leadership she served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the university.
She also confirmed that the late Vice-Chancellor will be buried today according to Islamic rites at Atan Cemetery, shortly after a Janazah prayer at LASUTH Central Mosque, Ikeja, Lagos
The statement read: “Prof. Hussein, a professor of Physics was the 6th Substantive Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University; he served between 2005 and 2011.
“The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, while confirming the news on Monday, expressed her deep shock at the passing away of her former boss, under whose leadership she served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University.
“The respected scholar will be buried today, Monday, 1st August, 2022, according to Islamic rites at Atan Cemetery shortly after a Janazah prayer at LASUTH Central Mosque, Ikeja, Lagos.”
