Suspected cultists kill OOU lecturer

Suspected cultists kill OOU lecturer
on december 19, 2013 at 4:05 am in news
BY DAUD OLATUNJI
ABEOKUTA— Tragedy struck, yesterday, at the
Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, in
Ijebu North area of  OgunState when a lecturer, Dr
Segun Onabanjo, was shot dead by suspected
cultists.
Onabanjo who until his death was a senior lecturer
at the Department of Sociology in the university,
was said to have been killed by the assailants who
stormed his residence in Odomolasa area of Ilese-
Ijebu and broke into his home at about 1:00 a.m.
Vanguard gathered that while his assailants were
attempting to break into his house, he was
reportedly shouting “e bami gbe ibon mi (kindly
bring me my gun)” to his kids and relatives in an
attempt to scare away the armed men.
The gunmen eventually, in the wee hours, shot the
lecturer dead and carted away some personal
items.
It was learnt that the body of the deceased had
been desposited at the mortuary.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Muyiwa
Adejobi, confirmed the killing, saying the command
was on the trail of the suspected killers who
escaped through a nearby bush and would do
everything possible to bring them to justice.
The police spokesman said some of the suspects
sustained injuries in the gun duel and urged
members of the public to promptly report anybody
found with bullet wounds to security agents.
“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 said.
Adejobi appealed to residents to be careful in
handling such crime situation, saying they should be
wary of showing off even if they have firearms.
He called on medical doctors in the state to alert the
command in case they notice anyone with gun
wounds in their hospitals.