Police confirm murder of UI professor

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The Police Command in Oyo State has confirmed the murder of Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole of University of Ibadan by gunmen.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the institute, was killed on Monday night on his way home.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso confirmed the incident in a message sent to NAN on Tuesday in Ibadan.

“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.

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

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