Men of the police command in Ekiti State have arrested three persons, Ogunlusi Damilola, Olorinsola Segun and Sekoni Tunde, for allegedly attacking an 85-year-old man, Awe Taiwo Julius, on his farm who later died in the hospital.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, said, “On June 27, they entered a farm settlement at Ipole-Ekiti where one Awe Taiwo Julius was inflicted with serious injuries and 10 tubers of yam were carted away in the process.
“The 85-year-old victim later died while receiving treatment at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti.”
Abutu added that during interrogation, the suspects confessed that on July 12, at about 1700 hours they went to the complainant’s farm situated off Iyin-Ado Express Road, Iyin-Ekiti, attacked him with machetes and carted away some tubers of yam.”
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He noted that the stolen yam tubers were recovered, while effort was ongoing to arrest fleeing members of the gang.
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