Bandits suspected to be Fulani herdsmen killed a certain Pastor Pius Eromosele of the Church of God Mission in the Ovia North -East Local Government Area of Edo State.

It was gathered that Eromosele was abducted by the gunmen while working on his farm at Odighi community on March 29.

The body of the deceased and that of another person were discovered in the bush by a search team comprising hunters and vigilantes on April 3.

According to the son of the deceased, Dr. Richard Eromosele, the killers had earlier demanded a ransom of N4m before the decomposing body was found.

He also said two of his father’s employees, Kingsley and Akpan, narrated how he was killed after they managed to escape.

The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, who confirmed the incident said one person has been arrested one suspect in connection with the killing.

Speaking to newsmen, Kokumo, dismissed reports that the late pastor was killed by Fulani herdsmen.  He described the incident as a case of kidnapping.