The students and colleagues of late Professor Pius Adesanmi from Carleton University in Canada, are mourning the death of their Professor and writer who was one of those that died in the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines on Sunday morning.
According to the report by Ottawa Citizen, friends of Professor Pius Adesanmi gathered at Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies Monday to share stories and weep for the Nigerian-born professor and writer who headed the institute.
The report also said 18 Canadians died in the ill-fated flight, and Professor Pius Adesanmi was one of them. The plane, which was en route to Nairobi, Kenya, from Addis Ababa, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.
On Monday, students and colleagues streamed into the institute to sign a book of condolences and to comfort each other. Beside the book was a photo of Adesanmi with his seemingly prescient final Facebook post, written at the airport while he waited to board the flight to Nairobi.
The post quoted Psalm 139:9-10: “If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.”
The late Professor Pius Adesanmi was one of two Nigerians that died in that ill-fated flight, and the two since the sad news, are being mourn both home and abroad by friends.