A farmer named Adegoke has Allegedly beaten a suspected thief to death in Odigbo Council Area of Ondo State, located at Mile 10, in Ore.
Adegoke alleged that suspected thieves had been stealing produce from his farm including his motorcycle.
FCNN learnt that the suspects hail from neighbouring Aba Tuntun community.
A source in the community while Speaking with newsmen said that “Some suspected thieves had been stealing the farm produce of one Adegoke, popularly called Ariya. But he had kept quiet for long.
“However, nemesis caught up with the thieves as Adegoke was able to get hold of two persons out of four found in his farm“Before now, his Cocoa pods, Kola nuts, and plantains had been missing from his farm often and often, including his motorcycle. But he found two persons culpable of the offence.
“Adegoke beat them to a stupor, and in the process, one died. And that has led to intra-communal tension in the area.”
However, Adegoke was arrested and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Akure for investigation.
The state Police spokesman, Funmi Odunlami, who was contacted said the complainant claimed “the suspected thieves were around Adegoke’s farm to pick snails and not to steal.
Odunlami added that it was the farmer’s wife who reported to him that thieves had again invaded his farm before he rushed to the scene and attacked the suspects.
