Igbotako community stood still last November when an astute teacher and veteran community leader, Chief Babatunde Anthony Akinmosin was laid to final rest.

The veteran principal had passed on peacefully at his modest country home at the age of 103 years.

The venue of the funeral service, the famous St. Pius Catholic Church, Igbotako was filled to capacity as hundreds of people from far and near came to pay their last respect to the late Akinmosin, popularly known as “B.A.” by his admirers.

In his short sermon, Priest of the Church Rev Fr. S. Abugan extolled the virtues of the late community leader, describing him as “firm, selfless and full of integrity”. He urged the congregation to emulate Akinmosin so that they could leave legacies after passing on.

“It is appointed unto man to die. No matter how rich or how poor one is in this world…No matter how young one is at the moment, aging will catch up with everyone and it will get to a point we will become like babies again. In short, there is a time all of us will die but the issue is when we die, what is our fate: heaven or hell,” the priest asked.

Chief Akinmosin was one of the earlier graduates to come out of Ikaleland. He headed numerous educational institutions at primary, teacher’s training, and secondary schools all around in Ikaleland for many years for decades.

He is survived by many distinguished children including Femi Idowu Akinmosin, Mrs. Kehinde Ayodele, and Prof. Dewale Akinmosin.

Among the top Ikale citizens who attended the funeral services was Vice Chairman of the Okitipupa local government, Hon. Ola Iwaeni, Principal partner of Babatunde Olamoju & Co, Mr. Tunde Olamoju, President of Omooso Club of Igbotako, Dr. Segun Ayodele, scores of members of Omooso Club and Utako Club, veteran educationists such Mr. Femi Beke and the founder of Fortune University, Igbotako, Chief Jimoh Ibrahim.