WHAT A LOSS? : Unknown Gunmen Kill Ogun Varsity Lecturer (MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE) ... AfricanOutlook

A gang of suspected assailants on Wednesday shot dead a senior lecturer with Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State.
  AfricanOutlook gathered that the university teacher Dr Segun Onabanjo of Department of Sociology met his death when the gunmen stormed his private residence. His death came barely 24-hours after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called off its six-months old strike.

It was learnt that, the suspected killers stormed the residence located in Odomolasa area of Ilese-Ijebu at about 1.00am and attempted to force their way into his apartment.‬

‪The gunmen were reported to have made frantic efforts to burst into the apartment, while our sources informed that in the course of that the lecturer was heard shouting "e bami gbe ibon mi (kindly bring me my gun)" to his kids and relatives in an apparent attempt to scare away the armed men. ‪However, the gunmen forced their way into the house and rained bullets on the victim who died instantly and the attackers thereafter carted away some personal and household items.‬ The corpse of the lecturer had been deposited at the mortuary as at the time of this report.‬

When contacted on telephone, Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the killing of the varsity lecturer. ‪Adejobi however, assured that the command was on the trail of the suspected killers who escaped through a nearby bush assuring that the command would do everything possible to bring them to justice.‬

‪The police image maker further told our correspondent that a team of policemen stormed the area immediately the incident happened and engaged the gunmen in a shootout, adding that some of the suspects sustained injuries during the gun duel. He urged members of the public to promptly report anybody found with bullet wounds to security agents.‬

‪Hear him "The incident was quite unfortunate. The police command is seriously investigating this case and the suspects would be brought to justice. We are already working on some leads; the police combed the area and found blood stains at the back of the house of the lecturer. The police traced the blood and hopefully, it will help in this case."

He appealed to residents to be careful in handling such a crime situation, saying they should be wary of showing off even if they have firearms, just as he called on medical doctors in the state to alert the command in case they notice anyone with gun shot wounds in their hospitals.