The Command Rapid Response Squad of Ekiti State police command has arrested one Ogunlusi Damilola, Olorunsola Segun and Sekoni Tunde who specialize in attacking farmers and stealing their farm produce.
In a statement, the command spoke person, Mr Sunday Abutu said during interrogation the suspects confessed that on 12/07/2023 at about 1700hrs, they went to the complainant’s farm situated off lyin-Ado express road, attacked him with marchete and carted away some tubers of yam.
According to him, they further confessed that on the 27/06/2023, they entered another farm settlement at Ipole-Ekiti where one Awe Taiwo Julius was inflicted with serious injuries and ten tubers of yam were carted away in the process.
Mr Abutu said the 85-year-old victim later died while receiving treatment at Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti
He noted that the stolen yam tubbers were recovered, while effort is still ongoing to arrest other members of the gang now at large.
Mr Abutu said the Suspects would be arraigned in court at the end of investigation.