Farmer identified as Joshua Gbadamosi has been killed on his farm in Ifira-Akoko,

Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State by suspected herders.

Eyewitness said, the body of the teenage farmer, which was discovered on his farm in

the agrarian community, created tension among the people as they accused some

herders of committing the crime, while, the gruesome killing of Ayeni came a few days

after a farmer was also murdered in Uba Oka-Akoko, Akoko South West Local

Government.

The deceased, who was from Odoro Quarters of the community, was been killed at the

Ogudu Farm Settlement by a suspected herdsman, while the assailants brutally

macheted the farmer and left his lifeless body on the farm, with his remains discovered

when he did not return home.

One of the sources, however, said policemen from Isua Akoko visited the scene of the

incident, recovered his body, and deposited it at the mortuary in Ipe-Akoko General

Hospital.

While confirming the incident, the police image maker in the state, Funmilayo

Odunlami-Omisanya, said a young man, Farouk Adamu, has been arrested in

connection with the incident, while, the Owa of Ogbagi-Akoko, Oba Victor Olasehinde,

who also chaired the Akoko Divisional Council of Obas, decried the killings as “callous,

wicked, and unacceptable.”