A house owner, Oladepo Asaolu, was allegedly sold to kidnappers by one of his tenants who is yet to be named in Osun State.
The aged landlord’s decomposing body was found four days after his abrupt disappearance, which had caused concern for different individuals and groups in the community.
Asaolu was said to have hailed from Ora-Igbomina, Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, where he was the Babaloja of the ancient town till he met with his sudden death.
His remains was found by the officers of the Osun State Police Command.
It was gathered that one of the tenants of Asaolu, allegedly sold him to some kidnappers for N1 million.
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The landlord was declared missing Asaolu was missing on October 5, 2022 after a motorcyclist came to his house in Ora-Igbomina around 5am and took him to an unknown place.
The deceased was said to have informed neighbours that the unknown bike man was taking him to his farm before his corpse was found four days later in a bush.
When contacted on the telephone, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident.
She said the force gathered that the unnamed tenant sold the aged landlord for N1 million.
“It is true that the man’s decomposing corpse was found in the bush on Sunday. I gathered that his tenant, an indigene of Osan community, close to Ora-Igbomina, sold him to kidnappers at the rate of N1 million.
“Meanwhile, his abductors have been arrested four of them are presently at the police net.”