2 workers nabbed for hacking boss to death over cocoa farm

The long arm of the law has caught up with two suspects who reportedly hacked their boss identified as Adeleke Adewusi, 28, to death over his cocoa farm.

According to reports, the victim (a father of three kids) who resided in Ajilete community, Ogun State, was hacked to death on his farm in Alapa, a neighbouring community on the orders of a resident of Alapa identified simply as Ola Sheu who was said to have been at loggerheads with Adeleke.

It was gathered that Adeleke was applying pesticide on his farm when he was attacked with a machete by tow of his employees identified simply as Femi and Kehinde.

Recalling the incident, Bisola Adewusi a cousin to the deceased said one of the suspects Femi was fleeing with Adeleke’s motorcycle when he was intercepted by some vigilantes, who were alerted to the bloodstains on his clothes.

Adewusi said; “When the vigilantes queried him about the bloodstains, he said it was as a result of an animal he killed in the bush. They asked for the animal, but he could not present it. The vigilantes became suspicious and probed him further. That was when he opened up. He told them that Ola Sheu contracted him and Kehinde to kill Adeleke. He was applying pesticides on his farm when they attacked him with machetes.

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“The case was reported to the police at the Owode division. Femi led the vigilantes and the police to arrest Ola Sheu and Kehinde. The third fourth suspect is still on the run. We want the police to handle this case seriously. A breadwinner and promising person has been killed prematurely. He must get justice.”

Father of the deceased Sheriffdeen Adewusi, said he was returning home on a motorbike when he was flagged down and told about the murder of his son.

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He said; “My son and I were at Alapa that morning. I was planting cocoa when he passed by and went to apply pesticides on his farm some metres away from mine. After a while, Ola Sheu came to meet me. He greeted me and said he would need some cocoa seeds for planting. I promised to give him whenever he was ready.

“Two hours after he left and headed towards Alapa town, Kehinde and Femi who worked for my son came and met me on the farm. They asked me to give them some ripe palm fruits. I told them to climb the tree and pluck as many as they wanted. They left afterwards unknown to me that they were plotting to kill my son.

“They hid his corpse somewhere on the farm. Femi, who was caught by the vigilantes, mentioned Ola Sheu as the mastermind. Ola Sheu wanted to take over the farm. The police have arrested him and the workers. They are still searching for the fourth suspect who connived with them.

“Apart from Ola Sheu, some people had been having a running battle with my son over the farm. They said it belonged to them. My son must not die in vain. He was very hard working. We want justice,” he added.

As at the time of filing the report, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi was yet to comment or confirm the incident.

 

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