The family of Abdulazeez Abiodun, popularly known as Kebe, has appealed to security agencies to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death after his body was allegedly found in a bush in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, the deceased’s second daughter, Abdulazeez Rofiat, called on security agencies, human rights organisations, the media and well-meaning Nigerians to ensure those responsible are identified and brought to justice.
According to her, Abiodun left his residence in Isalu at about 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026, for his cocoa farm in Owa-Onire, where he earned his livelihood, but failed to return home later that day.
Rofiat said repeated efforts to reach him were unsuccessful, prompting the family to alert local hunters and community members, who immediately began a search.
“When the hunters got to his farm, they found only his motorcycle parked there.
“Seeing the motorcycle without my father filled us with fear.
“We initially believed he might have been kidnapped and waited anxiously, expecting that someone would contact us to demand a ransom.
“However, no call ever came,” she said.
She alleged that the search party later found her father’s body in the bush, some distance from where the motorcycle was parked.
“After searching for some time, far away from where his motorcycle had been parked, they made a horrifying discovery.
“They found my father’s lifeless body in the bush.
“His two hands had been tied, and he had been brutally killed,” Rofiat alleged.
Describing the incident as devastating, she said the family was struggling to come to terms with the loss.
“The pain of losing my father in such a cruel and heartbreaking manner is something our family cannot put into words.
“He was more than a father; he was a loving husband, a caring parent, and a hardworking man who left home that morning simply to work on his farm and provide for his family.
“He never returned home.”
Rofiat urged the police to carry out a thorough investigation and bring those responsible to justice.
“We want those responsible for this terrible crime to be identified, arrested, and prosecuted according to the law.
“My father deserves justice, and our family deserves answers.
“We will continue to seek justice until those responsible are held accountable,” she said.
She also expressed concern over the pace of the investigation, saying the family had yet to receive any update after officers from the Isalu-Isin Divisional Police Headquarters reportedly recovered her father’s motorcycle from the scene.
“We reported the incident to the Police Division in Isalu-Isin and I learnt that the Police had retrieved the motorcycle from the scene, but we are not hearing anything again concerning it,” she added.
Rofiat appealed to journalists, bloggers, civil society organisations, community leaders and security agencies to help amplify the case, while urging anyone with useful information to report it to the appropriate authorities.
As of the time of filing this report, the Kwara State Police Command had yet to react to the incident.
