Professor Danmole passed on at the age of 71, days after her retirement at the Lagos State University to join the husband in Ilorin, North-central Nigeria
A professor at the Lagos State University (LASU), Taibat Bolanle Danmole, has been confirmed to have passed on after brief illness.
Platforms Africa reports that Danmole is the eldest daughter of Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi. Her death came exactly 28 days after her father joined his ancestors.
Danmole was said to have passed on at the age of 71, days after her retirement at the varsity to join the husband in Ilorin, Northcentral Nigeria.
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A family source confirmed her death, maintaining that the Don, who was also married to another lecturer, died yesterday and would be laid to rest on Sunday in accordance with Islamic rites in the state.
The deceased was a professor of education and was also married to another university don, Prof Hakeem Danmole, who transferred his service to the Hikmah University, a private tertiary institution in Kwara.
As gathered, the late academic was on March 19, 1951, said to have been at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) before she transferred her service to the LASU where she served before deciding to retire from service.
Another source told our correspondent that the deceased lecturer was a devout Muslim before death.
It would be recalled that the father to the lecturer died on December 12, 2021 at the age of 95 years after a brief illness in the country.
