A few hours ago, we reported that an Ethiopian plane carrying 157 passengers on board crashed at Addis Abbaba.
It has now been revealed that a Nigerian was among the victims.
We have been able to identify the Nigerian. He is Pius Adesanmi, a native of Ondo State.
A current Director at The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University. Late Pius was also a Professor of English at Carleton University. He is a Former Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at The Pennsylvania State University, he studied French Studies at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Below is his last facebook post at the Bole international airport.
Tributes have started pouring in from friends and families. May his soul rest in perfect peace.