Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - A 56-year-old farmer, Henry Oyagbomwan, has been allegedly k!lled and b!ried in a shallow grave by five of his farm workers on May 13.
According to reports, the victim was k!lled after he sold
pineapple worth N900,000 at his farm in Igueze village, Ovia North-East local
government area of Edo State.
Police sources said the five workers collected the money
from the pineapple sales, killed their employer and fled to different
locations.
After k!lling the victim, the workers called the family and
demanded a ransom of N60million but the family insisted on talking to their
patraich before making payment.
The workers then demanded for N300,000 and cut off all
communication after collecting the money.
Following reports to the police, men of the anti-kidnapping
squad went after the kidnappers. They tracked one of them to Akwa Ibom State
where they arrested one, Bassey Uyong Umeh in a creek.
Upon interrogation, the suspect disclosed that the victim
had been killed and took police operatives to the spot where they buried the
victim and the decomposing corpse was recovered.
The spokesperson of the state police command, Moses Yamu,
who confirmed the incident, said investigation will continue for other fleeing
suspects to be arrested.
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