Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have shot Opeyemi Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan in Oyo State.
Ajewole was reportedly killed last night by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
It was gathered that he was killed while returning home.
A member of the faculty, Oladoyin Adebowale, said he was shot dead by his assailants.
While speaking to journalists on the sad incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said, “The matter is under investigation and that updates would be provided.”