A lecturer of the University of Ibadan Maths department is dead, after he set himself ablaze at his residence, in Ibadan the Oyo state capital.
The late university lecturer had resigned from the institution but had not relocated from the staff quarters before he died.
The chairman of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities in the state, Professor Deji Omole while confirming the incident, described the death as pathetic, saying it was a loss to ASUU.
He said efforts to save the late academic proved abortive, as the union did not find out about the incident on time.
The deceased hails from Kaduna State, and is survived by three children