Retired teacher abducted, killed by suspected herdsmen in Edo

By Jethro Ibileke

Herdsmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted a retired teacher and a farmer, Andrew Imuekheme, at Ikabigbo community in Uzairue Kingdom, Etsako West local government area of Edo Edo State.

The victim who was abducted on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, was later killed by his abductors.

It was gathered that the deceased was returning home from the farm when he ran into the herders who abducted him, dragged him into the bush and later killed him.

A community source who spoke to journalists on phone, said a woman who escaped from the suspected kidnappers ran home to inform the vigilantes and hunters who subsequently mobilized for bush combing.

He said following the development, people started calling family members who went to the farm to come home to avoid being killed by the marauders.

“The late Andrew was returning home when he was taken away by the marauding herders who abducted him”

“The vigilante operatives later found his motorcycle and his shoes while his corpse was later found in the evening after serious bush-combing with gunshot and machete cuts.

The traditional ruler of the community, Chief Braimah Alegeh, who described his people as peace-lovers, has condemned incident.

He called on the State Government and security agencies to come to their aid so that the people can go to their farms without being killed by herders and bandits.

“We are predominantly farmers and peace loving people. Government and security agents should come to our aid so that we have peace,” he said.

When contacted, the State Police Command’s Spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, could not speak, as he said he was at a function.

The incident brings the number of persons killed by herders in the community to three.

It would be recalled that a Catholic Reverend Father and the chairman of the hunters in the community were kidnapped and killed in the community about two years ago.

Photo: the victim