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Gunmen Kill UI Lecturer

Professor Opeyemi Ajewole, a lecturer at the University of Ibadan (UI), has been shot and killed by gunmen.

Gatekeepers News reports that  the Oyo Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Ibadan.

Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the institute, was killed on Monday night on his way home.

“The matter is under investigation. Updates would be provided accordingly,” Osifeso said.

Also, a lecturer in the institution, who prefered to be anonymous, said Ajewole was killed while driving home.

“It is true, he was killed last night while returning home. They shot him and took his car away,” he said.

 

Fehintola Ambali-Salam

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