Tragedy struck in Ifira-Akoko, Ondo State, as a teenage farmer, Joshua Gbadamosi, was found brutally murdered on his farm in the Akoko South East Local Government Area. The gruesome discovery sparked tension among locals, who pointed accusing fingers at herders for the heinous crime. This incident comes on the heels of another farmer’s murder in Uba Oka-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government, just days prior.
According to sources, the deceased, from Odoro Quarters, was attacked and killed at the Ogudu Farm Settlement by a suspected herdsman. His lifeless body was discovered when he failed to return home. Police from Isua Akoko recovered the body and deposited it at the Ipe-Akoko General Hospital mortuary.
Police spokesperson Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya confirmed the incident and announced the arrest of Farouk Adamu in connection with the crime. Meanwhile, Owa of Ogbagi-Akoko and chairman of the Akoko Divisional Council of Obas, Oba Victor Olasehinde, condemned the killings as “callous, wicked, and unacceptable.
