The suspected killer of another farmer brutally murdered on his farm on Tuesday at Ifira-Akoko, Akoko- South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State has been arrested.
The killing of the farmer, identified as Gbadamosi Joshua, made it the second of such gruesome incident in the last two weeks in the Northern part of the state.
Public Relations Officer for the state Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, a Superintendent of Police(SP), confirmed the incident.
She disclosed that deceased is 15-year-old Gbadamosi Joshua.
According to the Police image-maker, the suspected killer of the farmer is Adamu Farouk, who is also 15 years of age.
She confirmed that the suspect has been arrested.
Sources said victim from Odoro Quarters, Ifira-Akoko was allegedly hackee to death on his farm at Ogudu Farm Settlement.
When his body was found on his farm, no one could figure out who his killer was, but there were suspicions that his killers were herdsmen.
Having been informed about the incident, a team of policemen from Isua Akoko went to the scene to recover the body and deposited at the morgue at Ipe-Akoko General Hospital.
With the joint efforts of security agencies, the suspected killer of the victim was apprehended.
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command disclosed that the state Commissioner of Police, Abayomi Peter Oladipo visited Uba/ Eshimeri Akoko and Aduloju camp for an on the spot assessment over the clash between the people of Uba community and the fulanis living in the area.
The clash was as a result of the killing of 36-year-old Sunday Ayeni, a farmer, on his farm in Uba Oka, Akoko South-West Local Government Area.
But his killer is yet to be arrested as the natives suspected that he was killed by herdsmen because they were forced to pay compensation to the victim when their cattle grazed on his farm.
However, traditional rulers and community leaders in the area have held emergency meetings to address the escalating incidence of killings in the local government area..
Reacting to the incidents, the Owa of Ogbagi Akoko, Oba Victor Adetona Olasehinde, who is also the chairman of Akoko Divisional Council of Obas, condemned the killings, describing them as “callous, wicked and unacceptable.”
The monarch said criminal activities of the herdsmen are already driving away farmers from their farms, noting that the region’s status as a critical food basket has been jeopardized.
Oba Adetona, therefore, called for urgent intervention by the state government and all security agencies in the state.
