A rice farmer identified as Taiwo Paul has been murdered by some suspected herders in the Kata Area of Ewekoro Local Government of Ogun State.
It was gathered that Paul was allegedly hacked to death by the suspects at his rice plantation in the community.
The 26-year-old Paul was found battling for his life in a pool of blood on Thursday after he was allegedly attacked by the suspects.
The spokesperson for the State command, Omolola Odutola, told our correspondent that the rice farmer had left his house at Yobo Village to check the crops owing to suspicions of some herders who they suspected had been roaming the area in the past.
When Paul did not return home on time, his twin brother, Kehinde, went to the rice farm to look for him.
It was gathered that Kehinde heard a faint groan from a distance and discovered his twin brother dying in a pool of his blood, bleeding uncontrollably from severe cuts on his hands and right leg.
It was further gathered that all efforts by the deceased’s brother and other villagers to rush Paul to the General Hospital in Ifo failed, as the victim reportedly died on the way.
Odutola further stated that a doctor on duty at the hospital confirmed Paul’s death on arrival.
She noted that a preliminary investigation had begun to apprehend the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
She said, “Detectives from Ewekoro Police Division have visited the crime scene and the hospital for assessment, and photographs have been taken. The deceased’s body was later released to the family for burial.
“Preliminary investigations are ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators, and the case will be transferred to the State Crime Investigation Department at Eleweran for further discreet investigation.”
