The
grisly attack occurred on the night of Monday 21st, August,
2016. Of all places, it took place at
the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic in Talata Mafara.
The ExposeNews gathered that one of the victims was alleged to have
blasphemed Prophet Mohammed, which prompted some people believed to be students
of the Polytechnic, to descend on him, killing him in the process. They went on
to slaughter everyone found in the house where he resided and burnt down the
structure! Reports say at least eight
persons were killed in the process. Meanwhile,
early this year, a woman was beheaded in Kano over the same issue and only a
few weeks ago, another female preacher was brutally killed by suspected
radicals with Islamist bent. Though, Moslem clerics have continued to condemn
the dastardly acts, very little or nothing has been done. And there is no guarantee that anything will
be done in the near future. The Police have tried and President Buhari has only
just announced that culprits will not go free this time.
Appointed since 1 st April, 2015 till date, Prof. Adepoju Adeshola Olatunde, Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has left no room to chance. The Ph.D holder in Agricultural and Environmental Economics (2002) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State has taken extra-ordinary steps to see the Forestry Institute to the next level of existence. One of such steps is the repositioning of FRIN outstation for better research focus. Others include renovation of dilapidated structures, repositioning of staff members for optimum performance, reclaiming/security all encroached land and resources of the Institute, successfully enacting on Act to Establish Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria for Forestry Research; Education and Training; establishing Six strategic Rural Resource Centers for communities engagement, capacity building and extension services. Prof. Adepoju who also holds B.Agric (Agricultural Economics), 1995 ...
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