Tears Flow in Court as Police Present Remains of Student Murdered by Alfa Lover
Israel Adeleke
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that there were shock, grief, and tears in the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin as police officers laid bare the gruesome evidence in the murder of 22-year-old final-year student, Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, who vanished on February 10 after abruptly leaving a naming ceremony upon receiving a phone call to meet a 29-year-old Islamic cleric AbdulRahman Bello, whom she had reportedly met through Facebook.
OTN News further reports that officers from the criminal investigation department, (CID), presented, two human palms, other dismembered body parts, a keg containing suspected human blood, a cutlass and an axe believed to have been used in the killing of the young lady, and a sack of charms and related paraphernalia.
OTN News observes that as the exhibits were displayed, the victim’s father, Mr. Ibrahim Lawal, broke down in tears while identifying his daughter’s remains.
OTN News had earlier reported that, Hafsoh, a native of Ilorin and a student at the Kwara State College of Education, vanished on February 10 after abruptly leaving a naming ceremony upon receiving a phone call.
OTN News also reported that a widespread search culminated in the arrest of 29-year-old Islamic cleric AbdulRahman Bello, whom she had reportedly met through Facebook.
Subsequently, Police revealed that Bello initially claimed Hafsoh died from an asthma attack, but later confessed to killing and dismembering her body in his Ilorin residence.
Nevertheless, four additional suspects were also been arraigned alongside Bello on charges of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, and illegal possession of human parts.
The state government has taken over the prosecution, pledging a thorough and transparent trial.
Justice Hannah Ajayi, however, adjourned the hearing until May 12, when further witness testimonies are expected to shed more light on the motive and circumstances of this horrifying crime.
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