Oluwatimileyin Ajayi (right) and the deceased Salome Adaidu
Source: Africa Publicity
A High Court in Lafia in the Nasarawa State, has sentenced Nigerian gospel singer Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for killing a National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu.
Justice Simon Aboki found Ajayi guilty of killing and dismembering Adaidu.
It would be recalled that on Sunday, January 12, 2025, the gospel singer, was caught with a sac containing the severed head of Salome near a church in Orozo, a border town between Nasarawa and Abuja.
Following his arrest, he led police to the remaining parts of Salome’s b0dy which had been ch0pped up into small bits.
He was detained and charged with one count of culpable hom!cide contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria and punishable by death.
As court proceedings began, Timileyin Ajayi put up a religious act in court. During a court appearance, he was filmed praying in his seat.
On Thursday, June 26, Justice Simon Aboki ruled that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and that the evidence established Ajayi’s responsibility for the gruesome crime.
Ajayi was then sentenced to death by hanging.
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