37-year-old Gbenga, a father of two, was killed on Sunday, while harvesting tomatoes.
It was learnt that the farm manager had left for the farm on his motorcycle around 12pm. The late Gbenga went with his nine-year-old daughter. Family members became worried when Gbenga failed to return at regular time. His daughter was later found at a junction some hours later, by a Good Samaritan.
Gbenga’s corpse was discovered on Thursday on the farmland by a vigilante group, with some signs of violence. Owode Police Division swung as two suspects were arrested.
Gbengas’s mother, Celina Kiki, 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.”
The head of the vigilante 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 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.”
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