By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has dismissed rumour in the social media that a former acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Anthony Elujoba is dead.
In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, said the rumour was not only false but also wicked, malicious, unfortunate and downright satanic.
He said it was unfortunate that a few conventional media houses had also aired the rumours on their frequency modulation, abandoning the age-long media maxim of “if in doubt, leave out”.
“To put the record straight, Professor Anthony ELUJOBA is NOT dead. It’s true that he had an auto crash and he has been on admission in the hospital, it is heart-warming to know that he is responding to treatment.”
“We, therefore, want the general public to disregard, in its entirety, the malicious rumour and be praying for quick recovery of the erudite scholar,” Olarewaju said.
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