Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure, the Ondo State capital yesterday urged the police to put in place measures to stop the killing and kidnapping of lecturers.
They spoke ahead of the funeral for the university’s late former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Albert Ilemobade.
The ASUU Chairman, Dr. Bola Oniya, at a news conference at FUTA, lamented the high rates of killing and kidnapping of university lecturers.
But the family of the late Ilemobade have fixed July 30 for the service and interment of the deceased at All Saints Anglican Church in Ogbonkowo, Ondo.
A Christian wake will hold at Hall B, Oba Adesanoye Civil Centre, Ondo on July 29.
Dr. Oniya said the association was recently faced with kidnappings, a situation which he said threatened their careers.
He criticised the killing of a lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Dr. Deji Adejobi, who, according to him, was murdered with his security guard. He added that the lecturer’s body was dumped at the back of his house.
The ASUU chairman said members were afraid to use the union’s sticker on their cars due to the rampant kidnapping and killing of their colleagues.
On the death of Ilemobade, Dr. Oniya said the union was following developments with interest and hoped that thorough investigations would be carried out by the police to unravel the cause of the death.
The ASUU chairman urged Ondo State commissioner of Police to dig deep into the matter “for the sake of the future of our Ivory towers”.
“Before this profession is turned into a jumble bird, we call on necessary authorities to step up security and surveillance routines that will decimate completely, these recent attacks on university teachers,” Dr. Oniya said. The suspected killers of Ilemobade – his security guard, Daniel Ita, and his former driver, Bamitale Yemi, have been arranged and ordered by the magistrate to be remanded in prison till September, 18.
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