“He threatened me with cutlass after I asked him to leave my farm with his cows” – Man arrested for killing herdsman in Ogun claims self-defence
A 39-year-elderly person, recognized as Saheed Ogundahun, has been captured for killing a herder and covering his body in a bramble in Ogun state.
The herder who has been recognized as Zanda Abu, was shot and killed by Saheed on March 12 after a contention between them.
As per reports, one Alhaji made a report at the Ewekoro Division on March 13 that the herder left for certain cows a day sooner yet was at this point to return.
He added that he got data that a discharge was heard around the region that the herder went touching. Following up on his data, men of the Ogun state Police Command sent off a hunt around the area however tracked down nothing.
Following examination, the rancher said to be a resident of Republic of Benin inhabitant in Nigeria, was captured and admitted to killing the herders and covering his carcass in the bramble.
A Dane Gun which he purportedly used to kill the casualty was likewise recuperated from him.Ogundahun talking in a meeting with Nigerian Tribune, asserted he killed the casualty out of self preservation since he took steps to kill him with a cutlass.
His words,
“I went to cultivate that morning, returned home at around 3pm to eat and returned again at around 5pm,”
As I was returning, I met a young lady who me that there were a few cows in my ranch. On getting to the ranch, I saw the man crowding the cows to the homestead and requested that he leave my homestead yet he rejected
“Subsequent to requesting to leave multiple times, he drew out a cutlass. I asked him what he needed to involve the cutlass for, however was cautioned by somebody not to move near him as I may be harmed.
“Ultimately, I drove him away from the homestead and as he left, he crossed to the opposite roadside and held up there, compromising me to move close. I did and he raised the cutlass, causing everybody around to move back. I shot him on the head yet I have understood that I made a mixed up.”