By ARMS-bearing terrorists have reportedly killed a lecturer, Dr. Tiri Gyan David, in the employ of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State, Nigeria.
Dr. Tiri Gyan David
Dr. Tiri was killed in a fresh bandits attack in the early hours of Tuesday.
Prof Yusuf Saidu
This is coming a few days after terrorists killed the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof. Yusuf Saidu.
Stonix News gathered that the lecturer was the Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development at the university.
A witness told Channels Television on a telephone call that the incident occurred at about 1:30a.m at the lecturer’s residence in the Yarima Quarters, Low-Cost Estate, Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
He added that the bandits invaded the community with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically to scare the residents.
According to him, the hoodlums also abducted two of the lecturer’s children.
The Katsina Police Command spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq, confirmed the incident but said the command will soon release a detailed statement about it.
Recall that late Prof. Yusuf Saidu was attacked on his way to Kaduna as disclosed in a Monday statement.
The late Saidu was killed on his way to Kaduna from his Sokoto base.
“The death has occurred of Prof. Yusuf Saidu the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research Innovation and Development Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto.
“He was attacked and killed by bandits on his way to Kaduna from Sokoto State. A man of integrity, religion, dedication, and courage,” the statement read in part.
The school described his demise as a “painful loss” to the university, praying to God to rest his soul.
“May Allah accept his soul and forgive his sin but this is a painful loss to all members of the University community and the Academia at large,” the school further said.
Dutsinma, in Katsina, like Sokoto, is among the 10 security frontline local government areas grappling with frequent daily bandits attacks with unsuccessful efforts to dislodge them.
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