Ogun, April 22, 2024 – Gunmen have killed a professor of law at the Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun, Yinka Olomojobi, and abducted two others in the Iperu area of the state.
Olomojobi was shot dead on Friday for allegedly refusing to be taken away by the suspected gunmen.
While he was shot dead, two residents were kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination.
Confirming the incident, Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, said a suspect had been apprehended in connection with the crime.
“A two-week-old security guard has been detained on suspicion, as the police launch a thorough investigation into the matter.
“A report from the Iperu Division indicates that a kidnapping and murder incident occurred on the 19th of April, 2024, at about 9:20 pm.”
“A suspicious coincidence led the police to arrest one Awada Ishaya of Plateau state who was employed two weeks ago when the event centre was launched as a security man for further interrogation,” Odutola said.
“The lecturer was taken to Babcock University Teaching Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The tragic event unfolded at the Ajadeh Event Centre on Sagamu Road, where eyewitnesses recounted a horrifying scene.
According to eyewitnesses, eight gunmen, clad in black attire and armed with firearms, stormed the premises and unleashed chaos by firing indiscriminately.
Among their victims was Prof. Olomojobi, who valiantly resisted their attempts to abduct him, tragically resulting in his fatal injury.
