The Oyo State Police Command on Saturday confirmed a farm customer and an indigene of Benue State was killed at a farm in Fiditi, Afijio Local Government Area of the State on Wednesday when some gunmen numbering about seven invaded the farm.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the attack in a phone conversation with SaharaReporters.
SaharaReporters learnt that the farm customer was shot dead when the gunmen stormed the farm. A security guard on the farm, identified as Felix, an indigene of Plateau State, was abducted.
It was gathered that the security guard later escaped from his abductor in the early hours of Thursday.
A supply inside the farm stated the gunmen arrived at the farm while the employees were final from paintings. He stated out of the seven abductors, five have been armed with AK-47 rifles and different guns.
He stated, "They arrived in search of sufferers to kidnap, with one among them concentrated on the farm supervisor, Mr Adelakun Sunday, as he turned into about leaving his office. Mr Sunday fast retreated to his workplace, locked the door, ran to his bathroom and climbed up the ceiling to hide.
"After the whole battle, three expended shells of AK-forty seven rifle bullets and one empty cartridge shell were determined at the scene."
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