A female lecturer with the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Dr. Mrs Adefolalu Funmilola was Sunday morning found dead in her room in the Gbaiko area of Minna.
Dr Adefolalu of the Department of Biochemistry was reportedly found dead with her throat slit.
Confirming the report, Gbolahan Bolarin, the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the school, said the deceased lecturer’s body was discovered on Sunday morning after members of her church went to her home because she did not attend the church service.
“It is strange that Academics are now becoming an 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 stated.
Residents of the area said sensing something was wrong, the door to her residence was forced open and she was found in her pool of blood with her throat slit and a bloodied knife found beside her.
Residents said she was a widow. Her husband was a professor at the university.
“When members of her Church go to her residence, they sense she could be in and have 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.
Until her death, she was said to be living with a female domestic staff whom she allegedly laid off on Friday.
Reacting to the incident, the spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun 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 of Minna due to inability to get her on the 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 stated.
He stated that further information about the incident would be communicated in due course.
The police have moved her body to a mortuary, he said.
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