A Nigerian professor of English, Pius Adesanmi is one of the 157 persons, that died on board a plane en route Nairobi, Kenya from Ethiopia.
The Premium Times columnist, who is also very popular on Twitter had survived an auto crash last July, in which his driver died and he almost lost a leg, along Ogbomoso road in Oyo state.
Nigerians have since started pouring in their emotional tributes after it was learnt that the amiable teacher was one of those that died on Flight ET302.
Read touching tributes below
It saddens me to realise that I will not be seeing anymore tweets from #PiusAdesanmi.
— Amara Nwankpa (@Nwankpa_A) March 10, 2019
#PiusAdesanmi, a brilliant scholar and an open minded person. Your memory will always remind me to be a better person and to seek nothing short of good governance in #Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/9AWriA52sq
— Ahmad Salkida (@A_Salkida) March 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/Omonioboli/status/1104850332373450753?s=19
I don't have the words . Feeling so broken right now. #PiusAdesanmi
— Kadaria Ahmed (@KadariaAhmed) March 10, 2019
#PiusAdesanmi Africa has lost a star. Shining with iridescent brilliance across many disciplines. Warm, compassionate & generous, giving of his mind, time & spirit. Nigeria has lost a TRUTH SAYER constantly aligning our broken moral compass. We have lost a friend & our muse. RIP
— Tunji Lardner (@TunjiLardner) March 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/RGAMeyer/status/1104857383686361088?s=19
https://twitter.com/HHMustaphaAA/status/1104827065189261312?s=19
https://twitter.com/DrOlufunmilayo/status/1104863340529152000?s=19
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.RIP #PiusAdesanmi
— Muyiwa Gbadegesin, PhD (@muyiwag) March 10, 2019
I cannot process this now. I feel so numb. Time to take a break.#PiusAdesanmi #RIPPiusAdesanmi #SleepWellProfPius
— Ayo Sogunro (@ayosogunro) March 10, 2019