Three unknown men have allegedly stabbed a 30-year-old young poultry farmer, Afeez Kegbeyale, to death following a disagreement with them.
AMILOADED gathered that the incident occurredon Thursday, October 1, 2020, in Erin, Osun State while the victim was on his way to his poultry farm around 8.15pm.
Speaking with our correspondent, the elder brother of the deceased who simply identified himself as Saheed explained that the deceased, a graduate of Food Science Technology from the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, after completing his mandatory service in 2018, invested in poultry and had a farm in Erin Osun.
Saheed said his brother was on his way to feed the birds on the day the incident occurred.
He added that Afeez was on his motorcycle when he suddenly ran into a gridlock and while waiting for movement to resume, he exchanged hot words with three men, who were also on a motorcycle and heading in the same direction with him.
He explained that the men later followed the deceased and used their motorcycle to block his path.
According to him, “There on the spot, the three men started beating him. And they later stabbed him in the chest and he died on the spot. Afeez was the last child of my mother.
“The deceased served at the Bauchi State Polytechnic in 2018. He was offered a job, but he didn’t take it and he returned home. He was initially engaged in commercial motorcycling.
“With the little money he raised, he established a farm in Erin Osun. On the day he was killed, he was on his way to the farm to feed his birds. As we speak, his corpse is in the morgue of LAUTECH in Osogbo. One of those involved has been arrested by the police.”
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, said no arrest had been made in connection with the incident.
She stated that a motorcyclist, who had not been identified, was stabbed to death around 8.30pm on Thursday, October 1, 2020, in Erin Osun, adding that efforts were on to arrest the perpetrators.
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