Crime
Police Probe Assassination Of UI Professor
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Gunmen murdered UI Professor Opeyemi Ajewole
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Police to begin probe
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Shettima condemns the gruesome killing of Prof. Opeyemi
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Oyo State police command is set to probe the death of a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan in Oyo State, Opeyemi Ajewole.
Recall this online news platform earlier reported that unknown gunmen, on Monday, killed Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole at the front of his house in the Orogun community in the Akinyele Local Government area of the state.
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When contacted the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, also confirmed the killing to our correspondent saying, “The matter is under investigation. Updates would be provided accordingly, please,” Osifeso said.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kashim Shettima has described the killing of the professor “as a rude shock.”
Shettima, in a statement signed by him on Tuesday, wrote, “I received today the shocking news of the death of Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole who was gunned down by yet-to-be-identified assailants.
“The late Opeyemi, a renowned Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry, was my classmate at the University of Ibadan and his untimely death just days after personally congratulating me on my swearing-in, came as a rude shock.
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“I condemn the gruesome killing of Prof. Opeyemi and wish to express my deep condolences to his family and the University of Ibadan Master Class of 1990. I pray for the repose of his gentle soul.”
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