Locals who spoke to
on phone said the deceased was attacked by the armed men while leaving the farm after the day's work. The residents, who said they saw the man going to farm on Friday, disclosed that he said he was going to plant yam seedlings. They added that they were worried when he was not seen at home on Saturday morning. 'This morning, he was not seen around. This prompted some persons to go to his house and found it locked from the front.
. The officer, who preferred anonymity because he was not authorised to speak with the media, said officers had been drafted to the community. When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said he is yet to be briefed about the development. But said he would bring the information to the attention of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye.
recalls that a few years ago, suspected herdsmen raped a married woman in the presence of her husband in the farm.
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