Condemnation has trailed the brutal killing in Jos, of a Cyto-genetics Professor, Gabriel Hembave Asenge on January 9.
Asenge, who retired as a Professor from the University of Jos was until his brutal murder at the age of 71, the Chairman of the Regional Bio Research Centre in Rayfield, Jos.
Family sources told DAILY ASSET that the deceased, who left his house about 6.00PM on the fateful day did not return by 8.00PM as he had earlier indicated to his family members.
The sources maintained that following a search all through the night, the Professors lifeless body was found in his car on a street in Rayfield, Jos.
The sources further disclosed that it was shocking to discover that the body was set ablaze in the car.
The family sources described the deceased as ” a decent, quiet, dignified person who seldom gets angry, agitated or conflicted with others”.https://galleria.com.ng/pushgalleriaads?q=201&i=59&ho=dailyasset.ng
The family said it was “distraught, confused and deeply grieved that he was abducted, killed and dumped in his car, which was then burnt.”
In the outrage that trailed the incident, the Benue state government is said to have appealed to the Plateau state Governor, Simon Lalong to ensure that perpetrators of the dastardly act were brought to justcie.
An official of the Benue state Government , who preferred anonymity said the Governor, Samuel Ortom was deeply touched by the sad news of Asenge’s demise and had reached out to his colleague to do everything within his reach to bring the assailants to the book.
The late Prof Asenge, a renowned Micro Biologist had taught at the University of Jos for several years and also worked briefly at the Bingham University as well as Baze University, Abuja before he finally retired to set up a private research centre in the field of Micro-Biology.
The Centre offers advanced research support to Post-Graduate students especially Doctoral candidates across the west African Sub-region.
The Police in Jos, the Plateau state capital were yet to make any formal statement on the incident at the time of this report. (dailyasset)
