How 4 men lured Chief into bush, burnt him to death

A certain Tiv man, identified as Sunday have allegedly burnt the Onibedo of Ilotin Ekiti, Chief Sola Fatunla to death. According to a source, the deceased and the accused had an altercation in the past when Sunday accused Chief Fatunla of having an affair with his wife, simply known as Tadeni.

The issue was said to have been resolved when Sunday, who deals with charcoal, realised that his wife and the chief were family friends and later apologised for his behavior.

However, issues got worst when Sunday followed Fatunla to the bush. It was reported that Sunday earlier pleaded to Fatunla to use his influence as a chief to help him retrieve his charcoal that was seized by some certain people in the bush.

A source said, “While accompanying him and Tadeni to where the charcoal was allegedly seized, three others, who Sunday had allegedly connived with to abduct Fatunla and Tadeni, appeared from the bush around Iyemero Ekiti in the Ikole Local Government Area of the state and manhandled the chief and the lady.

“Both Fatunla and Tadeni were tied to trees. The men beat Fatunla with their cutlasses. Later, they poured petrol on him and set him ablaze. It was when they came back to mete punishment out to Tadeni that they realised that she had escaped.

“When Sunday and his accomplices could not find Tadeni, they decided to escape through Patigi in Kwara State to Benue State with the aid of Fatunla’s motorcycle.

Unfortunately for them, they were apprehended by vigilantes in Patigi, who queried their mission at that time of the night.

“When the vigilantes stopped Sunday and his accomplices to question them as to their mission in the area, especially during the lockdown, Fatunla’s phone that was in Sunday’s pocket exposed them, following which they were arrested and handed over to the police in Kwara State.”

According to the source, Fatunla’s remains have been taken to the morgue while the culprits have been taken to the police station.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Ekiti State, Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident saying, “There was a murder case; one of the chiefs in Ikole Ekiti was murdered on a farm. We are still trying to investigate the matter. I will get back to you on the details.