A 40-year-old farmer, Akinola Akinnibinu has been reportedly killed by some suspected kidnappers in his farm at Oko Oparun Village in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The suspected bandits allegedly killed the deceased following the failure of the farmer’s wife to provide the ransom of N700,000 demanded by the abductors.
According to a source who spoke to The Punch, the victim went to his cocoa farm on the fateful day to harvest and he put a call to his wife, Mrs Akinnbinu directing her to collect N700,000 from POS machine and bring it to the farm.
The source said,
“The bandits later called the victim’s wife to send the money to the account number sent to her by them.
“As the wife was going there, out of fear, she invited the Amotekun Corps and other villagers to go along with her. But, on getting to the scene of the crime, they did not meet the kidnappers and the husband.â€