The former deputy vice chancellor of Ekiti State University, EKSU, Professor Femi Olaofe, has passed away at the hands of his kidnappers, according to confirmation from the Ekiti State Police Command.

The professor’s body was discovered in a shallow grave, according to Commissioner of Police Adeniran Akinwale.

News of Professor Olaofe’s tragic demise broke on Wednesday morning. He was kidnapped from his Ado-Ekiti apartment approximately three weeks ago.

In the Commissioner’s words, “Yes, the professor has been found dead, and we are doing everything possible to exhume the body for burial.

“However, we have arrested so many people, and you know the circumstances surrounding the incident, and we suspected insider’s work in which the security man employed by the professor was the one who planned it.

“They (abductors) kidnapped the man with him so that we will not suspect. In the process of rescuing him, we have arrested some people. I can’t say much about the security guard, but at the appropriate time, we will brief the public.”