65-Year-Old Deceased Farmer Not Killed By Herdsmen– Amotekun

Ijeoma Okeke

A 65-year-old farmer whose corpse was found near his farm, and cocoa plantation set ablaze by unknown persons in Igangan Area of Oyo State, was not killed by herdsmen, said the state Western Nigeria Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun.

The residents were, however, thrown into panic over the shocking death of the septuagenarian, Bashiru Akinlotan. They suspected that he was strangled to death while his killers set fire to his cocoa plantation.

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His corpse was found around 5.30pm on Wednesday some 20 metres away from his farm. And this was reported to the police.

According to the Secretary of Farmers’ Union, Taiwo Adeagbo, he led those who reported the case to the DPO at Igangan Police Station.

He said, “We found him dead around 5.30pm about 20 metres away from his 12-acre cocoa plantation.
“Bashiru Akinlotan was about 65 years of age. We reported to lgangan Police Station, the corpse was released for burial by 8pm.

“He must have been strangulated and his farm was burnt. So this shows that our area is not yet safe.”

However, the Commandant of Amotekun in Oyo State, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd.), has said that the man was not killed by herdsmen.

He said he probably died as a result of suffocation while trying to put out the fire on his farm.

Olayanju said, ” Autopsy would have revealed the cause of his death but his family has buried him.”