A renowned researcher and former Provost of the College of Health Sciences, of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Professor Femi Soyinka, has died at 85.
Femi, who was the younger brother of Nobel laureate and professor of comparative literature, Professor Wole Soyinka died on Tuesday, according to reports.
According to a statement by his family, signed by his son, Ayodele, Soyinka died in the early hours of Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at his home in Kukumada Village, Ibadan, Oyo State.
It said:
“The Soyinka Family of Ake/Isara, Ogun State, has announced the passing of their father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle Professor Femi Soyinka, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at his home in Kukumada Village, Ibadan, Oyo State.”
He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, reports added.
