A farmer, Paul Amaechi, has been arrested by the operatives of the Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in connection with the murder of a herder in Osun State.
The herder was killed for grazing his cattle on Amaechi’s farm at Telemu village in Ago-Owu, Ayedaade Local Government Area of the state.
The incident occurred on Thursday when the herder’s body was found mutilated on Amaechi’s farm. Amaechi, who is from the Tiv ethnic group, was suspected of being involved in the killing, along with some other accomplices.
According to an eyewitness, who is also a herder, Amaechi and his cohorts had ambushed the herders, who had taken their cattle to feed on his farm.
Amaechi was reportedly angry that his farm had been damaged by the herders about two weeks ago.
The state NSCDC spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the arrest of Amaechi on Friday.
He said that the police and the NSCDC had carried out a joint operation to apprehend the suspect. He also said that the corpse of the victim had been removed from the crime scene.
