Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun, when unknown assailants killed a lecturer, just as ASUU called off its five-month old strike.
The News Agency of Nigeria
reports that the victim, Dr Segun Onabanjo, was a senior lecturer at the
Department of Sociology.
According to eyewitnesses,
the assailants broke into his residence in Odomolasa area of Ilese-Ijebu at
about 1a.m. on Wednesday, shot the lecturer and carted away some personal and
household items.
NAN learnt that the corpse
has since been deposited in an undisclosed mortuary.
When contacted on telephone,
the Police Public Relations Officer of Ogun Police Command, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi,
confirmed the killing of the lecturer.
Adejobi said the command was
on the trail of the killers who escaped through a nearby bush.
“We are already working on
some leads; the police engaged the criminals when they arrived at the scene and
some were believed to have sustained injuries in the duel.
“We combed the area and
found some blood stains which we hope will help in this case,” he said.
“The police command is
seriously investigating this case and the suspects will be brought to
justice.’’
Adejobi called on medical
doctors in the state to alert the command in case they noticed anyone with
gunshot wounds in their hospitals.
Meanwhile, lecturers have
resumed work at the university in compliance with the directive of the national
secretariat of Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Students’ turn-out was still
low as some were seen returning to the campus as at the time of filling this
report
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