A female Lecturer with the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger state, Dr. Mrs Adefolalu Funmilola has been slaughtered in her room in Gbaiko area of Minna.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that the lifeless body of Adefolalu Funnilola who works at the Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State was found on Sunday morning.
The deceased an Associate Professor and was expected to be promoted to Professor before the end of this year when the Council of the university dissolved must have been reconstituted.
Her corpse was found when members of her Church visited her home when she was not seen in the church service.
An eyewitness said that sensing that she was indoors, the door of her room was forced open and she was found dead.
“When members of her Church got to her residence, they sensed she could be in and had to force her door open only to see her in her pool of blood.
“She was found with her throat slit and knives found beside her,” the eyewitness declared.
Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University of Technology, Minna Chapter, Dr Bolarin Gbolahan 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,” he declared.
The spokesman of the state police command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun also confirmed the incident
He said,” 0n 29/10/2023 at about 10 AM, some friends of one Dr Mrs Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer at FUT Minna visited her residence in Gbaiko Area of Minna due to inability to get her on phone and unfortunately, on getting to the house, the visitors met her lying in a pool of blood with marks of injury on her body.
“Two knives with blood stains suspected to have been used to stab her by unknown person(s) were recovered from the scene.
“The body was taken to IBB Hospital, Minna where she was confirmed dead. The unfortunate incident is under investigation”, the PPRO declared