Eldest Daughter Of Late Soun of Ogbomoso Dies

The eldest daughter of late Soun of Ogbomoso, Taibat Danmole has been confirmed to have passed away after brief illness.

Danmole, until her death is a professor at the Lagos State University (LASU).

Professor Taibat Danmole died barely a month after the death of Soun Of Ogbomoso.

The deceased was said to have passed on at the age of 71, days after her retirement at the varsity to join the husband in Ilorin, Kwara State capital where she later died.

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 (today) 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, was 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.

It would be recalled that the father to the lecturer died last December at the age of 95 years after a brief illness.