A week after the sudden death of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Babatunde Sofoluwe; a lecturer in the Creative Arts Department of the University , Chief E.A Bassey, died Saturday evening while watching the finals of the 2012 UEFA Champions League between Chelsea and Bayern Munich in his house in Lagos.
Though university source said he died of heart-related ailment, a source in the department who pleaded anonymity, said he died while watching the football finals which Chelsea won 4-3 on penalties.
“He started watching the match in his departmental office but later, he left the office for his quarters on campus where he continued watching the tension-soaked match. During the match, he complained of heat from within and asked that the fan be directed at him.
“Those who were watching the match with him did, but later, he said he wanted to go to the toilet and it was in the process of going to the toilet that he slumped and later died,” a source said.
A student of the institution, Mr. Tosin Adesile, expressed shock at the death of the lecturer, wondering why another lecturer should die a week after the demise of Sofoluwe.
His death threw the institution into a fresh round of mourning, as it was still making arrangements to bury the late VC on May 30.
A pity dis is really strange all in one week