A doctoral degree graduate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Dr Abdulhafeez Adedimeji died on Saturday morning hours before the graduation ceremony of the institution.

Adedimeji, who bagged a PhD degree in Arabic was among the 166 doctorate degree students the university graduated yesterday.

The Dean, Faculty of Post Graduate Studies, Prof. Badmas Olanrewaju Yusuf, broke the news at the university auditorium, venue of the 32nd convocation of the university, while calling out the doctorate degree graduands.

Until his death, Adedimeji was a lecturer at the Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State.

The cause of Adedimeji’s death was not disclosed.