The Union of campus journalists
(Unilorin), Nigeria Association of
Muslim Law Students, Muslim students
society (Unilorin), Human Right
Chambers, Emirates Students
Association, Faculty of Law Judiciary,
Faculty of Law Unilorin and the whole of
University of Ilorin Student Union
was on Friday, June 27, 2014
thrown into a state of mourning when it
was announced of the
death of one of her members. The
news, unexpected, came as a
shock. The leadership Namlas
had earlier visited the deceased at
his residence located at Adeta, Ilorin a
week before his exit, precisely
Friday, June 20, 2014 where appeal
was made to his family to quickly
fast-track the necessary travel
process for his medical trip abroad.
Zakariyyah Abiodun Olowo until his
death was a 300L student of Law
and a University scholar. He is
equally the Organizing Secretary,
Nigeria Association of Muslim Law
Students, a Judge of Law Students’
Society Judiciary and the President,
Union of Campus Journalist,
University of Ilorin. He was in all a
proud member of the University
community.
Zakariyyah was the first child of his
parents and a promising young man in
his early twenty. He was a
devoted Muslim. He used to
organize tutorial classes for
students at all levels and with high
sense of humility. It is no doubt that
his knowledge, wisdom, intelligence
and sense of duty would be missed
by all.
His exit is a reminder of the
inevitability of death in the life of
man and a loss to the whole of Nigeria.
Olowo wrote two papers in the
ongoing second semester exams
before his health deteriorated. He
had earlier been a patient with
University of Ilorin Teaching
Hospital but had his last breath in
Abuja early this morning in the
process of perfecting his travelling
documents for treatment abroad. He
died after a brief illness.
May His Soul Rest in perfect peace.

RIP

AMIN