Bandits have killed Professor Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS).
The university disclosed this in a statement released on Monday.
Newsmen gathered that Professor Saidu was attacked and killed by bandits while travelling from Sokoto to Kaduna State.
Details surrounding the attack remain unclear..
The university mourned the loss of Professor Saidu, describing his passing as a significant blow to both the institution and the wider academic community.
The statement read, “The death has occurred of Prof. Yusuf Saidu, the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
He was attacked and killed by bandits on his way to Kaduna from Sokoto State.
