The former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Prof. Olorunfemi Olaofe, who was kidnapped on July 9, has been found dead.
The 79-year-old retired professor’s body was discovered in a shallow grave in a remote area, but the circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear.
Prof. Olaofe was kidnapped from his home, along with his security guard, and taken away in his car, which was later recovered by the police.
The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of N50 million but ceased communication afterwards.
The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Adeniran Akinwale, who confirmed Olaofe’s death, said, “Yes, the professor has been found dead, and we are doing everything possible to exhume the body for burial.
“However, we have arrested many people, and you know the circumstances surrounding the incident. We suspect insider involvement, as the security man employed by the professor was the one who planned it.
“They (abductors) kidnapped the man along with him so that we would not suspect. In the process of rescuing him, we have arrested some people. I can’t say much about the security guard, but at the appropriate time, we will brief the public,” the police commissioner said.
While the search for the former university teacher lasted, members of the Are Ekiti Progressives Union, the Ekiti Council of Elders, and the Nigerian Universities Pensioners’ Association, EKSU Branch, had called on the security agencies and the state government to intensify efforts to rescue the old man alive.
