JUST-IN: Ex-LASU VC Hussein Dies At 75

A former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Lateef Akanni Hussein, is dead. He was 75.

Hussein, a Professor of Physics, was the 6th Substantive VC of the Lagos State-owned institution between 2005 and 2011.

Hussein died after a brief illness on Sunday evening.

The school announced his demise on its official Twitter page @LASUOfficial on Monday.

Prof. Hussain worked as a lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of Ibadan (UI) in Oyo State.