- A police source, who spoke in confidence with newsmen, said Fidelis’ family became unsettled when he did not return from his farm after leaving early Saturday morning
One Ogar Fidelis has been hacked to death by some yet-to-be-identified assailants in Ogun State.
Fidelis, a maize farmer, was killed in his farm in the Odomosibi area of Ijebu-Igbo in the South West State on Saturday.
A police source, who spoke in confidence with newsmen, said Fidelis’ family became unsettled when he did not return from his farm after leaving early Saturday morning.
When the family could no longer curtail their curiosity, a search party was dispatched to comb Fidelis’ farm and the surrounding area.
The search party, according to the police source, was stunned to find Fidelis’ lifeless body on the farm, with severe machete cuts on his neck and other parts of his body.
This tragic incident happened just two weeks after a rice farmer named Taiwo Paul was reportedly murdered by suspected herders in the Kata area of Ewekoro Local Government Area.
The victim was found in a critical condition, lying in a pool of blood at his rice plantation, with severe cuts to his neck and right leg. His twin brother, Kehinde, found him groaning in pain before he eventually succumbed to his injuries.
However, the state police command through its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the two incidents were unrelated and that the perpetrators behind Saturday’s incident were yet unknown.
He also disclosed that the corpse had been taken to the hospital for autopsy and noted that the investigation was still ongoing.
She said, “We are not suspecting anyone yet. We are investigating the matter. We will know the circumstances after the investigation is completed.
“In the meantime, the body has been deposited at the University Hospital in Ago-Iwoye mortuary for autopsy.”