Gunmen have killed a middle-age man, Danjuma Emokpaire, in his farm on Friday at Ubune-Ivbiaro Community in Owan-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
According to The PUNCH, one of the residents said the deceased was attacked by the armed men while leaving the farm after the day’s work.
The resident said Emokpaire told him and others that he was going to farm on Friday to plant yam seedlings.
He said they became worried when the deceased was not seen at home on Saturday morning.
He added, “There was heavy rainfall on Friday night, so people did not know if he returned from the farm or not. But this (Saturday) morning when he was not seen around, some persons went to his house and found it locked from the outside.
“So, we went in search for him at the farm and unfortunately, we found him dead. What we see around the scene of the incident indicated that he was attack and kill while on his motorcycle. There was no sign of struggle between him and his assailants.
“The motorbike was damaged, his cutlass and mobile phone were taken away by the murderers. The incident has been reported to the Afuze Divisional Police and some officers were sent to the community who went with us to the farm.
A senior police officer in the Afuze Divisional Police Headquarters confirmed the incident.
The officer, who preferred who preferred anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the issue, said officers had been drafted to the community and visited the scene of the crime. He also said that the officers obtained the necessary information that was required for investigations.
