Prof. Elujoba is alive – OAU, Ile-Ife

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has said that the rumours of the death of a former acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Anthony Elujoba is false and must be discountenanced and discontinued.

“The attention of the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been drawn to an unfounded rumour making the rounds in the social media that a former acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Anthony ELUJOBA is dead,” the University said.

A release by the Public Relations Officer of the frontline institution, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that “the rumour was not only false but wicked, malicious, unfortunate and downright satanic. Most unfortunate was that a few conventional media houses also aired the rumours on their frequency modulation, abandoning the age – long media maxim of ‘if in doubt, leave out.’

“To put the record straight, Professor Anthony ELUJOBA is NOT dead. It’s true that he had an auto crash and he has been on admission in the hospital, it is heart warming to know that he is responding to treatment.

“We, therefore, want the general public to disregard, in its entirety, the malicious rumour and be praying for quick recovery of the erudite scholar.”