A lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics of Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr. Deji Adejobi, was killed on Tuesday by unknown gunmen in the presence of his mother and daughter at Ile-Ife in Osun State.
Dr. Adejobi who hailed from Orile-Owu in Oyo State, and was a prince, was trailed to his residence(pictured) at The Dawn area near the toll gate by his assailants at 10:00pm, who sneaked into his compound when the gatekeeper threw the gate open. 
Married in September 6, 2003, according to one of the products of the late lecturer’s marriage, Oyin Adejobi: “As we finished our evening prayer at 10:05p.m., daddy drove into the compound.
“Then I overheard an argument between the gateman and some strange people. I looked out from the window and I saw another black car that entered our compound together with daddy’s car.
“Our gateman was querying the occupants of the other car, but they hit him and ordered him to lie down.
“The men in the black car came out before daddy could alight from his car and one of them shot into the air. Two of them advanced to dad’s car while others came inside.
“Grandma started begging those that came inside to spare our lives. Suddenly, we heard gunshot, twice, from outside.
“The assailants left at 10:20p.m. and took daddy’s car away. I overheard daddy begging them that they should not take him away.
“When they left, we thought they took him away and we started praying for the safety of daddy without knowing that he had been killed. When the police came, they saw his lifeless body in the flowerbed.”
