Gunmen yesterday assassinated a senior lecturer in the Department of
Political Science, the University of Mkar, Mkar (UMM), Mr. Wilfred
Aondosoo Tondo, in Benue State.
It was learnt that the assassins stormed Tondo’s residence about
4:30a.m. and headed straight to his living room where he and his family
members were observing early morning devotion.
They shot the lecturer dead. Tondo, it was learnt, was also a
chairmanship aspirant in Buruku Local Government Area of the state. The
university’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Suemo Shagba, confirmed
the incident.
Shagba said the lecturer was shot dead in his residence located in
the university’s staff quarters. He said Tondo was immediately rushed to
the Benue State University Teaching Hospital where doctors confirmed
him dead.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Moses Yamu,
also confirmed Tondo’s murder. He said investigation to unravel the
mystery behind the gruesome murder of the lecturer had commenced.
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