How Farmer Was Killed, Dumped In Abuja By His Workers | READ FULL DETAILS
A farmer identified as Hussaini Aliyu Takuma, has been found dead and dumped in a well after he went missing in Abuja on June 2, 2022.
Speaking to City and Crime, the deputy spokesperson of the police in the FCT, Oduniyi Omotayo, said Takuma was killed by some of his workers and his body dumped in a well opposite his farm in Jeida community of Kuje Area Council of the FCT.
Omotayo noted that the suspects were arrested at the Kabusa axis while heading to Kano with rustled cattle belonging to the deceased.
‘’The brother of the deceased reported at the Kuje Divisional Police Headquarters on June 4, 2022, that his brother left home on June 2, 2022, for his farm and didn’t return.
‘’The police swung into action, deploying investigative apparatus on the complaint. Two suspects, who were farm staff to the deceased, were later arrested at Kabusa axis while heading to Kano with rustled animals belonging to their deceased principal.
‘’Information gathered from the suspects led to the discovery of the body of the deceased in a well behind his farm. Investigation is ongoing to unravel groundbreaking facts surrounding the death of the victim’’ the police spokesman said.
About 40 sheep and six goats were said to have been rustled from the farm by the suspects after killing their employer.
