Friends, family, relatives, colleagues and students of Professor Opeyemi Isaac ‘Iroko’ Ajewole could not hold back tears at the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan (UI) where the remains of the slain don was laid-in-state for last respect today, July 4, 2023.
Ajewole, a professor of social and environmental forestry, of the University, was murdered by unknown assailants on Monday evening, June 5, 2023.
Friends, colleagues, Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, UI Chapter, Prof Ayo Akinwole, President of Senior Staff Club, Dr Bisi Lawuyi and representative of Forestry Association of Nigeria spoke on the life and times of the deceased.
After the lying in state, a funeral service was held at Men of Issachar Vision Inc, Olororo, Ojoo, Ibadan.
Delivering his sermon, Pastor Samson Ajetunmobi, said the deceased was cut short at his prime. He emphasised that those who planned and killed the deceased will also die by gun because the blood of the deceased would be revenged.
“It is okay to die because it is the price human beings have to pay but it is not okay to kill because it is punishable before God and men. God determines our days. When you read through the scriptures, you will see that dying is okay but killing is bad.
“God hates anyone who sheds blood of the innocent. Nobody owns life. If a man kills, he will account for it.”
Professor Opeyemi Isaac ‘Iroko’ Ajewole was later buried amidst tears at Cathedral of St. James The Great Cemetery, Ijokodo, Ibadan.
