Foremost professor and author Kole Omotoso has passed on at the age of 80.
Premium Times gathered on Wednesday from a family source that Omotoso died in South Africa where he had been sick for a while.
Omotoso authored a number of works including The Edifice, Fela’s Choice, and To Borrow a Wandering Leaf.
One of the late literary giant’s children and author, Yewande, confirmed Omotoso’s death.
“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.
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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.
