Man, 69, strangled in farm by unknown assailants

A 69-year-old man identified as
Peter Adeboye has been found
dead in his own farm at Igoba,
Akure North Local Government area
of Ondo state, after he was
allegedly strangled by unknown
assailants.
Police in Ondo State said on
Wednesday that it has commenced
investigations into the incident to
unravel those behind it.
Our correspondent gathered that
Adeboye had gone to his farm last
Saturday at dawn but failed to
return home in the evening, raising
fear and anxiety among his family
members.
A search party was said to have
been dispatched to his farm where
he was found lifeless and blood
flow was observed in his nostrils
and mouth.
It was also gathered that the search
party observed that nothing was
stolen from him, raising suspicion
that he was killed.
Police Public Relations Office, Mr
Wole Ogodo, who confirmed the
incident, said the late farmer was
strangulated to death by unknown
people.
He said, “Mrs Esther Adeboye came
to the station to report that her
husband was missing, that he went
to the farm and did not return, it
was at this point that they
mobilized a search party and
moved to the farm.
“On getting there, the wife of the
deceased saw the corpse of her
husband first and when they
moved closer to the corpse they
discovered that his trouser was
removed to strangulate his neck.
Blood was gushing out from his
nose and mouth.
“His handset was placed in his
hand.”
The police Spokesman said the
corpse had been deposited in the
mortuary of the State Specialists
Hospital, Akure, while the
investigation has commenced to
apprehend those who were behind
the incident.