Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- There was a solemn atmosphere at Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State as family members of renowned academic, Isawa Elaigwu, a political science professor, gathered to bid him farewell on Friday.

Governor Hyacinth Alia extolled the virtues of the deceased teacher who until his passing was President of the Institute of Governance and Social Research, and Professor Emeritus (Political Science), University of Jos.

Mr Elaigwu, 77, passed away on 22 July in Jos, Plateau State.

In a condolence message at Mr Elaigwu's funeral service on Friday, Mr Alia described the deceased as an "illustrious son" of the state and "a tall figure in the academic world."

He noted that the famed professor of political science made hi...