A Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole, was reportedly assassinated by unknown gunmen in Ibadan on Monday night.
It was gathered that Professor Ajewole was reportedly killed on his way home in the Moniya area of Ibadan by unknown gunmen.
The gunmen were said to have shot Professor Ajewole dead and took his car away to unknown destination.
It was learnt that Professor Ajewole’s corpse has been deposited at UI Anatomy as at the time of sending this story.
The University of Ibadan Principal Assistant Registrar, Public Communications, Mrs Joke Akinpelu, when contacted, confirmed the incident, saying, “Yes, it is true. But we are not sure if it is armed robbers or hired assassins. He was killed yesterday. The incident happened yesterday