ASUU To Police: Stop Killing Of Intellectuals

Ahead of the funeral rites of late former Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure in Ondo State Prof. Albert Ilemobade, members of the institution Academic Staff Union of  Universities (ASUU) Wednesday charged Nigerian Police to put in place an intelligent measure that will stop killing and kidnapping of academicians.

The academic union, who spoke through its Chairman, Dr. Bola Oniya at a press conference held at FUTA lamented over the high rates of killing and kidnapping of University lecturers across the country.

Already, family members of late Ilemobade have fixed July 30, for the service and interment of the deceased at All Saints Anglican Church in Ogbonkowo, Ondo after a Christian wake keep at Hall B, Oba Adesanoye Civil Centre, Ondo on July 29.

Oniya said they are bedeviled recently with flurry of kidnappings painting their career as threatened.

He also lamented over yesterday killing of a lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Dr. Deji Adejobi, who according to him was murdered with his security guard, while the lifeless body was dumped at the back of his house.

The ASUU Chairman said members of the union are now afraid to use the sticker of the Association on their cars due to the rampant kidnapping and killing of their colleagues.

On the death of Ilemobade, Oniya said the union is following developments with very keen interest and hopes that thorough investigations are carried out by the State Police department to unravel every detail that led to the brutal death of their former Vice Chancellor.

“The Ondo State Commissioner of Police is thus nudged to dig deep and cross all the t’s and dot all the i’s for the sake of the future of our ivory towers.

“Before this profession is turned into a jumble bird, we call on necessary authorizes to step up security and surveillance routines that will decimate completely, these recent attacks on University teachers”. Oniya said.

Suspected killers of the Ilemobade, who were his security guard, Daniel Ita and his former Driver, Bamitale Yemi have been arranged and ordered by the Magistrate justice to be remanded in prison till September, 18.