Suspected kidnappers invade ex-Senator's farm, kill supervisor in Kwara

A farm supervisor has been killed by suspected kidnappers who invaded a farm of former Senator
Simeon Suleiman Ajibola, who represented Kwara South in the National Assembly, in Isapa town of Ekiti Local Government Area in Kwara State.

The victim, Mr. Biodun Ajibola, arelative of the former Senator, was said to have been killed when he tried to resist the move to kidnap him.

The state Police Command is said to be on the trail of the suspected kidnappers in order to arrest them.

The suspected kidnappers were said to have stormed the farms around 8 a.m. last Monday.

However, an attempt to also abduct one Felix Segun Adeleye, who is the driver attached to the supervisor of the farms, failed after they sighted some motorcyclists coming to their direction.

The source added that the kidnappers abandoned the driver, who had been injured in his leg, and pursued the motorcyclists.

“Thank God that Senator Simeon Ajibola was not around. Perhaps their intention was to take him away. But the supervisor in charge of the farms was not lucky as he was killed when the kidnappers invaded the farms.

“Senator Ajibola’s driver attached to the late supervisor was wounded and he is currently in the hospital in Ilorin receiving treatment,” a source said.

The incident was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi, who said the body of the supervisor had been evacuated from the scene.

He said the policemen were on the trail of the hoodlums.