A 71-year-old farmer, Toyo Olanipekun, has been gruesomely murdered and buried on his farm at Igbobini, in the Ese-Odo Council area of Ondo state.
Consequently, a 36-year-old motorcyclist Blessing Akinmade, has been arrested by the operatives of the Ondo State Police command, after he reportedly buried the corpse in a shallow grave.
Sources alleged that the victim was murdered on a disputed land between Igbobini and Irele community.
The victim’s corpse, according to a source was discovered in a shallow grave behind a primary school in the community by a search team who went looking for him after he failed to return home from the farm on the I’ll fated day.
Vanguard learnt that following an intelligent report, Akinmade was arrested by police detectives and interrogated.
The police have thereafter dragged him before an Akure Magistrate Court sitting at Oke-Eda over alleged murder.
Akinmade was brought to court on two counts charge bothering on conspiracy and murder.
Police prosecutor, Abdulateef Sulaiman told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offense on June 24, 2024, at about 9 am at Igbobini.
Sulaiman informed the court that Akinmade unlawfully killed a 71-year-old man, Toyo Olanipekun, and buried him in a shallow grave.
The offences, according to the charge contravene sections 324, 316, 319 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 7, Volume 1 laws of Ondo State, 2026.
Credit: Vanguard
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