BY ACHOR ABIMAJE, Jos
A renowned professor of Cytogenetic Prof. Gabriel Hemnave Asenge, has been murdered by suspected assailants in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
Asenge was until his death the chairman, Board of Directors of the Regional Bio Research Centre Rayfield, Jos. The 71-year-old don was a dignified person who seldom got angry, agitated or conflicted with others.
LEADERSHIP Friday gathered that his family in Jos was distraught, confused and deeply grieved that he was abducted, killed and dumped in his car which was then burnt and left on an unpaved road at Little Rayfield Jos.
Meanwhile, the public relations officer of the Plateau State police command, ASP Gabriel Ubah, confirmed the killing and burning of Asenge.
According to him, the control room received the report of the killing of Asenge and the CP ordered that his men should swing into action with a view to arresting the perpetrators of the dastardly act and bring them to justice.