by Oge Okonkwo

A farmer in Isheyin Local Government Area of Oyo State was reported to have shot dead a herdsman for allegedly raping  his (farmer) wife on his farm located at Sawo village near Oyo, on August 24, 2013.

The incident was confirmed on Thursday by the spokesperson of the state  Police Command,  Olabisi Ilobanofor via a telephone interview with newsmen.

According to DSP Ilobanofor,  the Divisional Police Headquarters in Iseyin, led by the DPO, rushed to the scene of the incident to prevent the breakdown of law and order in the area.

The Nation news reports:

She said “Information available to the command is that the farmer and his wife were working in separate portions of their farm when his wife shouted for help.

“When he got there, he met the herdsman raping his wife and shot him from close range with a locally made gun,” she said.

Ilobanofor said that the suspect and his wife had been detained at the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Iyaganku, Ibadan.

She said that the duo would be charged to court as soon investigation was concluded.

While urging residents of the area to remain calm, the PPRO assured that the police would conduct thorough investigation into the matter.