Bandits have killed Prof. Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
The institution, through a statement on Monday, said that Prof 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,” the statement read in part.
“He was attacked and killed by Bandits on his to Kaduna from Sokoto State. A man of integrity, religion, dedication, and courage.”
It lamented 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 institution added.
Sokoto is one of the North-Western states ravaged by banditry.
