Abdulkareem, a security guard with Upper Area Court in the town, was attacked by the assailants on his farm.
The court
worker, Suleiman Abdulkareem, has been beheaded on his farm in Bagana, in the
Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The incident
reportedly happened in the early hours of Monday.
Residents
said the deceased went to harvest some farm produce when he was killed, adding
that by the time local vigilantes got to the scene, the hoodlums had fled.
Bagana, a
village of over 20,000 inhabitants, situated on the bank of River Benue and
about 15 kilometres away from Abejukolo, the headquarters of Omala LGA of Kogi
State, has been many times attacked by bandits and herdsmen.
More than 300
deaths had been reportedly recorded, with many villages razed.
The
Divisional Police Officer of the local government, DSP John Ogbebor, confirmed
the death, adding that the police had launched a manhunt for the killers.
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