The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’advert Abubakar has reacted to the murder of Professor Opeyemi Isaac Ajewole in Ibadan.
Abubakar, who doubled because the Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, commisrated with the deceased household over the incident in an announcement on Wednesday by Sai’du Maccido, the secretary to the Sultanate Council.
Recall that gunmen murdered Ajewole, a lecturer at UI, on Monday night on his method residence from work.
The Sultan of Sokoto described the killing as saddening and ‘very highly condemnable’.
“We learnt about the brutal killing of one of our professors at the University of Ibadan. As Chancellor of the university, I condemn the killing while also condoling the family of the late professor and the university community.
“We express our sadness for losing such an ingenious don and the originality that he had been able to contribute to the quality of education and knowledge service delivery at the university during his lifetime”, the Sultan acknowledged.
In the meantime, the monarch, Abubakar, has known as on the Nigeria Police Force and different safety companies to unravel the circumstances surrounding the ugly murder and fish out the perpetrators for prosecution.
