A 56-year old farmer, Henry Oyagbomwan, has been allegedly k!lled and b!ried in a shallow grave by five of his farm workers on May 13.
According to reports, the victim was k!lled after he sold pineapple worth N900,000 at his farm in Igueze village, Ovia North-East local government area of Edo State.
Police sources said the five workers collected the money from the pineapple sales, killed their employer and fled to different locations.
After k!lling the victim, the workers called the family and demanded a ransom of N60million but the family insisted on talking to their patraich before making payment.
The workers then demanded for N300,000 and cut off all communication after collecting the money.
Following reports to the police, men of the anti-kidnapping squad went after the kidnappers. They tracked one of them to Akwa Ibom State where they arrested one, Bassey Uyong Umeh in a creek.
Upon interrogation, the suspect disclosed that the victim had been killed and took police operatives to the spot where they buried the victim and the decomposing corpse was recovered.
The spokesperson of the state police command, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident, said investigation will continue for other fleeing suspects to be arrested.
