****ASUU raises the alarm over safety of Members
A female Lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State identified as Dr. (Mrs) Adefolalu Funmilola Sherifat has been reportededly found slaughtered in her residence in Gbaiko Area of Minna Niger state capital.
The incident was reportedly discovered on Sunday morning when her Church members reportedly traced her home after she was not seen in the Church.
Residents said after forcing the door to her house opened, she was found in her pool of blood with throat slitted and knives found beside her.
It was gathered that the deceased was already an Associate Professor, waiting for promotion to the rank of Professor in the the coming months when the Council of the university that was disolved recently is reconstituted.
The Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Technology, Minna Chapter, Dr Bolarin Gbolahan confirmed the incident to Journalists.
He said, “It is strange that Academics are now becoming endangered species. Our members are being kidnapped almost every week at Keffi now. we can not sleep in peace again in our homes in minna. The level of insecurity is becoming worrisome and something must be done before we all become victims of systemic failure.”
The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO of the Niger State police command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun also confirmed the incident in Minna on Sunday.
He said ” 0n 29/10/2023 at about 1000hrs, some friends of one Dr. Mrs. Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer at FUT Minna visited her residence in Gbaiko Area, a suburb of Minna the Niger state capital due to inability to get her phone”.
He explained that unfortunately, on getting to the house, the visitors met her lying in a pool of blood with marks of injury on her body.
The PPRO said two knives with blood stains suspected to have been used to stab her by unknown person(s) were recovered from the scene.
He said “The body was taken to IBB Hospital, Minna where she was confirmed dead. The unfortunate incident is under investigation”.