Police Arrest Islamic Cleric For Allegedly Murdering Kwara Final-year Female Student

Israel Adeleke 

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that the Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old Islamic teacher and cleric over the alleged murder of a final-year female student, identified as Yetunde Lawal, of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin.

OTN News further reports that the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi SP, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, said that the Command had commenced an investigation into the incident.

According to the PPRO, “The Kwara Police Command is aware of the gruesome killing of one Miss Yetunde H. Lawal.

“On 11/02/2025 at about 1800 hours, a case of a missing person was reported at C Division Oja-Oba by her father, Mr Ibrahim A Lawal.

“Immediately, the police detectives swung into action, tracked her number and arrested a suspect, exhibits recovered. The case was transferred yesterday to the SCID for discreet investigations.

“The suspect had been arrested through the deceased’s tracked phone number to the suspect’s house in the Offa Garaji area, Ilorin, but initially denied knowing her whereabouts.

“However, during a search of his house by the police, he confessed that she had visited him and allegedly died of an asthma attack.

“Upon further investigation, police discovered Yetunde’s dismembered body, hidden in a bowl, along with equipment used for the act.” the PPRO said.