By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin –
Edo State Police Command has apprehended a 33-year-old suspect in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of a 53-year-old farmer, Henry Ohiengbonmwan.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to Yamu, the victim was reported kidnapped on May 13, four days after he went missing while working on his farm at Igueze community in Ovia North East Local Government Area.
The police used technical intelligence to track and arrest the suspect, a native of Oron Community in Akwa Ibom.
The suspect confessed to conspiring with four others who had earlier been contracted by the deceased to work on his farm to kidnap, kill, and bury him in a shallow grave. Yamu said, “Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to conspiring with four others… The suspect later led the police to the crime scene, where the decomposing remains of the victim were recovered after proper exhumation procedures.”
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Monday Agbonika, urged business and farm owners to always carry out background checks on potential employees to avoid falling victim to such tragic incidents.
“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspects who are currently on the run,” Yamu assured.
