Shock as UNILAG Law Graduate Maryam Agoro Passes Away Day After Convocation

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) academic community is in mourning following the sudden passing of Maryam Agoro, a recent graduate of the Faculty of Law, just twenty-four hours after her convocation ceremony.

Ms. Agoro had recently participated in the university's 56th Convocation activities, celebrating the successful completion of her legal studies alongside peers and family. The news of her death, which broke on Thursday, January 22, 2026, has sent shockwaves through the campus, transforming a period of national academic celebration into one of deep solemnity.

Friends and classmates have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late graduate, describing her as a dedicated student with a promising future in the legal profession.

The University of Lagos community has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Agoro family. Her passing serves as a somber reflection on the fragility of life for the many students and faculty currently gathered on campus for the week's graduation events.

Funeral arrangements and further details regarding the cause of death have not yet been formally released by the family.