FUTA Condemns Killing Of Its Deputy Registrar |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

The Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA), has expressed shock at the killing of one of its officials by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

The deceased, Dr Amos Arijesuyo, a Deputy  Registrar, Head, Guidance & Counseling Unit, Students Affairs Division, died on Saturday of injuries from  the gunshots wound he suffered when his private vehicle was attacked along the Ilesa-Akure Road by fulani herdsmen.

Dr Arijesuyo was returning to Akure from a trip to Ibadan when his vehicle ran into an ambush laid by gunmen who were operating on the road around 5.30 PM.

The bandits shot sporadically  at the vehicle targeting the five occupants during which some of the bullets hit Dr Arijesuyo and the driver.

The driver managed to drive the vehicle away from the scene of the attack and concerted efforts were made to seek immediate medical help.

However, Dr Arijesuyo succumbed to the fatal injuries from the gunshots he suffered during the hellish encounter while the driver is recuperating at a hospital.

In a statement on Monday by Omololu Adegbenro, spokesman,  FUTA condemned the attack  of the official.

“Dr Arijesuyo’s death is a big loss to FUTA , the academic community in Nigeria and beyond. It is a death that should not have happened in the first place.

“It is the hope of the management, staff and students of FUTA that security agencies  will go after the evil men who carried out the dastardly act and make them  face the full weight of the law and just recompense for their heinous crime.”