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Unknown assailants kill 81-year-old man on his farm in Delta

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February 1, 2021

An 81-year-old man, father of eight identified as Johnson Ukpakil has been reportedly murdered in Delta.

The incident happened in Ika Northeast Local Government Area of Delta state, Many people in the Owanta community have been living in fear after the murder of the old man.

According to reports, the man was murdered by unknown assailants on his farm.

The first son of the deceased, Mr. Godspower Ukpali, who confirmed the incident to Ika Weekly Newspaper, revealed that his father left home on the morning of Tuesday, January 19, 2021, for his usual tapping of palm wine in their farm at Owanta.

Godspower said that his father didn’t return home so friends and family members gathered together and went to search for him.

“On reaching the farm, particularly where he taps palm wine, we discovered that my father who left home early morning, hale and hearty had been killed and dumped beside a palm tree.” he narrated.

Godspower is appealing to the government and the Delta State Police Command to help investigate the matter and bring the murderers of his father to book.

He described his late father as a hero and man of the people.

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