72-year-old woman killed and buried on a farm in Edo.

Mrs Vero Akazuma, 72, was killed and buried in a shallow grave on a farm in Afuze, Edo State’s Owan East LGA.

According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred on June 17, when she was summoned by her customer to come and buy maize on his farm, and the farmer collected her money before killing and burying her.

When the deceased did not return home, her children allegedly reported the incident to the police in Auchi.

Following an investigation, the deceased’s mobile phone was traced back to the motorcyclist who drove her to the farm, and he was arrested.

The cyclist was said to admit taking her to the farm, but claimed he dropped her and left her with the farmer, identified simply as Michael.

Following a search, the security team discovered a shallow grave on June 24, where the deceased was buried.

A source said her decomposing body was exhumed and deposited in a mortuary for autopsy.

A viral video in which the corpse was being exhumed from the grave by a combined team of police, vigilantes and mortuary attendants was seen by our correspondent.

In the video, the son of the deceased, simply identified as Mr Okonofua, was heard saying, “This is my mother; instead of only collecting her money, they also took her life.

‘’She travelled from Auchi where she lived to Afuze to purchase the corn but she never returned home.”

Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said he would get back to our reporter on the incident.