Gunmen kill cleric in Ekiti (Graphic photo)

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed a cleric, Pastor Kayode Ogunleye, and dumped his body in a forest on the Aramoko-Ijero-Ekiti highway in Ekiti State.

The lifeless body of the cleric, who was also a staff of the Ekiti West Local Government Area in Ekiti, was found on his farm near the forest.

The deceased was also working with the All Christian Fellowship Church until his death.

Residents of the area said he had gone to his farm to harvest plantain before the incident.

They described the killing as inhuman while calling on security agents to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to book.

Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Ekiti State Police Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, said investigation is ongoing and it is “a suspected case of murder”.

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