Ondo Police arrests 3 herders over death of farmer
Three herders have been arrested for killing a 36-year-old farmer, Sunday Ayeni, after payment of compensation for grazing on his farm and damaging his crops.
They include Abdullah Halilu Tumbi, 59; Mohamodu Adamu Bonkolo, 50; and Shagari Muhammed, 45.
The suspects reportedly stabbed the victim while working on his farm at Afiri Camp via Oka-Akoko, Akoko South-West council area of the state.
Meanwhile, the suspects, have been charged to court for conspiracy and murder.
Police prosecutor, Folashade Adeyemi, told an Akure Chief Magistrate court that the defendants and others at large committed the offence on August 10, 2024 at Afiri Camp via Oka-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area.
Adeyemi said that the defendants allegedly conspired with others at large to kill the farmer, Ayeni, by stabbing him with a cutlass while he was working on his farm.
The charge reads: “That you, Abdullah Halilu Tumbi, Mohamodu Adamu Bonkolo, and Shagari Muhammed, and others at large, did stab one Ayeni Sunday ‘m’ during a clash with him on his farm with a sharp cutlass on his stomach, which eventually led to his death.”
The offence, according to the prosecutor, contravened Sections 316, 319, and 324 of the Criminal Code Law of Ondo State, 2006.
She urged the court to remand the defendants at any correctional centre in the state pending advice from the office of the DPP.
The trail Magistrate, A. Akinboboye, did not take the pleas of the defendants but ordered their remand at the Olokuta Correctional Centre in Akure pending the advice of the state Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
(Vanguard)
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