A farm manager who was only just making some harvest, has ended with a tragedy he did not bargain for.
Gbenga Kiki
Gbenga Kiki, a farm manager, has met with untimely death after being strangled to death.
The man was killed by unknown persons while harvesting crop on a
farmland in Orisada-Eyo community in the Yewa South Local Government
Area of Ogun State.
According to Punch Metro, the 37-year-old Gbenga, a father of two,
who managed the farm for his boss, whose name had yet to be ascertained,
was killed penultimate Sunday, while harvesting tomatoes.
It was learnt that the farm manager had left for the farm on his motorcycle around 12pm.
Punch Metro reports that Gbenga went with his nine-year-old daughter.
It was learnt that the family members became apprehensive when
Gbenga failed to return. His daughter was found at a junction some hours
later, and was taken home by a Good Samaritan.
Gbenga’s corpse was reportedly discovered on Thursday on the
farmland by some members of a vigilance group, with some signs of
violence.
It was learnt that the matter was reported at the Owode Police Division, while two suspects were arrested.
The deceased’s mother, Celina Kiki, told Punch Metro that Gbenga had left for the farm to harvest some tomatoes for Sallah.
She said, “It was around 12pm on Sunday. I prepared food for
him and asked him to eat before going to the farm as he had much work to
do. He insisted on going, adding that he would return to eat as he was
not going to stay long. He went on his motorcycle.
“He said I should keep the food for him. When it was, however,
getting late, I became worried that he had not returned. Minutes later, I
saw a man riding his motorcycle home. The man brought back Gbenga’s
daughter. I was shocked and knew that something bad had happened. The
girl could not explain anything. The attackers must have dropped her at a
junction while they went to carry out their wicked act.
“We kept on searching for Gbenga until Thursday when his corpse
was found on the farmland. We do not know who killed him. I am still in
pains.”
A community leader, who identified himself only as Odebiyi, urged the police to be thorough in their investigation.
He said, “The two suspects arrested should be quizzed
thoroughly by the police. They may have useful information about the
case. One of them is known as Dauda. He was a former manager of the
farmland where Gbenga worked.”
A resident told Punch Metro that Gbenga usually did not work on
Sunday, adding that the killers were suspected to have called him on the
telephone to come and sell tomatoes to them.
“I saw his corpse. He was strangled and his corpse was dumped in the bush around the farmland,” he added.
The head of the vigilance group in the community, Gafar Raji, said
the police should strengthen security in the area, adding that the
community had not been attacked by gunmen in the past.
The Ogun State acting Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola
Oyeyemi, said the police were investigating if there was a foul play in
Gbenga’s death.
He said, “The matter was initially reported as a case of
missing person. But when the corpse was eventually found in a bush, no
mark of violence was discovered on him. The owner of the farm and
another person were invited for questioning. The police will still
investigate if there was any foul play in the death.”
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