The Kogi State Police Command has arrested one Sunday Ugbada from Ogoh Okpo, Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state, in connection with the beheading of a woman on her farm.
The gruesome incident occurred in Ogene Iga village in Olamaboro LGA of Kogi State.
According to residents, a search party was organised on Monday when the woman did not return from the farm since Sunday.
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Sylvester Adaji, a resident, said, “We saw her corpse in an isolated place on her farm. To our surprise, her head was cut off and taken away by her assailants. We could only recognise her by her wares. It was a gory sight and a taboo on our land.”
The Police Command’s spokesman, SP William Aya, who confirmed the incident, said, “One Sunday Ugbada of Ogoh Okpo was arrested in connection with the crime. One Itel phone belonging to the victim was recovered from the suspect.”