The Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Prof. Mustapha Akanbi is dead.

The KWASU Registrar, Mrs Kikelomo Salle, confirmed this in a statement.

She said Akanbi died on Sunday after a protracted illness.

“With very heavy heart but in total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, the Management of Kwara State University announces the death of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi( SAN).

“The sad event took place on 20th November 2022 after a protracted illness. We urge all to remember the immediate and extended family and the University in prayers in this very trying time”, the statement read.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) State Publicity Secretary, Ridwan Musa also confirmed the news.

Musa said the Janāzah prayer will be offered on his remains after Salatul-Asr at his residence in Ilorin.

Until his death, Akanbi had over 60 national and international publications in peer-review journals with a bias in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Law.

He was a son of the late Justice Muhammed Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi, first Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC).