From Tony Osauzo, Benin
A 56-year-old farmer, Henry Oyagbomwan, has been reportedly killed and buried in a shallow grave by five of his farm workers in Igueze village in Ovia North-East Local Government, Edo State.
Police sources said the workers killed their employer after he sold pineapple worth N900,000 at his farm in Igueze village on May 13, 2025, collected the money and fled to different locations.
They were said to have called the family after killing their employer and demanded a ransom of N60 million,but the family insisted on talking to their patraich before making payment.
The workers then reduced their ransom demand to N300,000 and cut off all communications after collecting the money.
It was learnt that following reports to the police, men of the anti-kidnapping squad went after the kidnappers and tracked one of them to Akwa Ibom State,where they arrested one of them, Bassey Uyong Umeh, in a creek.
Umeh was said to have confessed that the victim has been killed and took police operatives to where he was buried and the decomposing corpse was recovered.
Son of the deceased, Festus, said the cell phones of other suspects have been switched off.
Edo State Police Public Relations Officer , Moses Yamu, said investigation would continue for other fleeing suspects to be arrested.