Suspected bandits have reportedly killed the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof. Yusuf Saidu.
This was contained in a statement by the university management on Monday, June 24.
According to the statement, Prof. Saidu, who was DVC Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, was killed on Monday. He met his untimely death on his way from Sokoto to Kaduna.
The statement read, “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.
The university described the late professor was a man of integrity, religion, dedication, and courage.
The university, however, described his demise as a “painful loss.”
Recall that banditry in the country in on constant rise. With travellers across the country at the danger of being killed by bandits.