Foremost professor Kole Omotoso dies at 80

Kole Omotoso, a well-known professor and author, passed away at the age of 80.

Omotoso passed away in South Africa, where he had been ill for a while, according to information obtained by Premium Times on Wednesday from a family source.

The Edifice, Fela’s Choice, and To Borrow a Wandering Leaf are just a few of the works by Omotoso.

Yewande, an author and one of the late literary great’s children, confirmed Omotoso’s demise.

“Our beloved father and husband moved on from this plane on Wednesday, late afternoon.

“We are sharing this with his close and much-loved community and will share more as we gather ourselves. Thank you for your care and love and support. Akin, Pelayo, Yewande and Bukky,’’ Yewande said in an email.

Born in Akure, Ondo State, on April 21, 1943, Omotoso attended King’s College, Lagos, University of Ibadan and the University of Edinburgh.

He left Nigeria at a point for visiting professorships at the University of Stirling, National University of Lesotho and later the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, where he was between 1991 and 2000. He also served as a professor at the Drama Department of the Stellenbosch University from 2001 to 2003.