Late Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, KWASU, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, SAN, was buried in Ilorin on Monday.
The late Professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, died on Sunday night in a Lagos hospital after a brief illness at 51.
He was buried at his father’s residence, No 6, Agba Dam Street, off Ahmadu Bello Way, GRA, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, at about 4:30 p.m.
According to reports, the Muslim janazat prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammed Bashir, attended by a crowd of family members, associates, lawyers, judges and top government officials.
Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq, the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Saaba Jibril, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole, staff of the University of Ilorin and Kwara State University attended the prayer.
The late VC was survived by his wife and children.
