The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commiserated with the management and staff of the University of Ilorin over the loss of a staff of the Unilorin 89.3 FM, Miss Adedola Adepetu, who died on Sunday (January 17, 2016) in a ghastly motor accident along Ilorin-Ogbomosho Expressway.

The Chairman of the Council, Comrade Abiodun Abdulkareem, who led the team of the state executive council members on a condolence visit to the Corporate Affairs Unit, University of Ilorin last Wednesday (January 20, 2016), described the death of Adedola as "a rude shock not only to members of her immediate family but also to all journalists in the state".

Comrade Abdulkareem described the deceased as "a committed, devoted and vibrant member of the Union", saying that "the entire members of the pen profession in the state and beyond will sorely miss her".

The NUJ Chairman who expressed his heart-felt condolence to the University authority, prayed God to grant the late Adedola's family, her co-workers, friends and the University community as a whole the fortitude to bear the loss.

In his remarks, the Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin, Mr. Kunle Akogun, who received the NUJ team on behalf of the University management, thanked the leadership of the state NUJ for sharing the moment of grief with their colleagues in the University of Ilorin.

Mr. Akogun, who described the death of Adedola as "very tragic and unfortunate", noted that death is inevitable and no one could query the decision of the Almighty for recalling any of His creatures whenever He deems it necessary to do so".

The Deputy Director thanked the visiting journalists for their show of concern. Also speaking during the visit, the Station Manager of the Unilorin 89.3 FM, Mr. AbdulGaniyu Durodola, described late Adedola as "a hard-working, jovial, loving, and accommodating member of staff of the radio station", saying that the vacuum created by her demise will be difficult to fill.

Mr. Durodola also thanked the NUJ leadership for its swift response to matters affecting members of the Union and prayed God to continue to lead the Chairman through in all his private and official assignments.

Earlier in his welcome Address, the Chairman, Unilorin NUJ Chapel, Mr. Olusegun Mokuolu, who spoke through the Secretary of the Chapel, Mr. Segun Alabi, thanked the state executive council of the NUJ for finding time to condole with members of the union over the demise soul of a colleague.

The late Adedola, an on-air personality with the Unilorin FM station, joined the services of the University of Ilorin on August 27, 2014.

She was an alumnus of the University of Ilorin, where she obtained her first degree in English in 2010 and her Master's degree in Industrial and Labour Relation in 2015.

Her remains were committed to mother earth last Thursday (January 21, 2016). Aged 29, the late Adedola was survived by her parents and siblings.