A state high court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, to death by hanging for killing Salome Adaidu, a National Youth Service Corps member.
Justice Simon Aboki pronounced the judgment after founding Ajayi guilty of killing and dismembering Adaidu.
He had been charged with one count charge of culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria and punishable by death.
In January, Ajayi was arrested after he was caught with the severed head of Adaidu in a polythene bag at the Agwan Sarki, Orozo, a border area between Nasarawa and the federal capital territory (FCT).
During interrogation, Ajayi confessed to the crime and claimed that he dated the deceased for one year before her death.
However, the deceased’s family countered Ajayi, saying their daughter was never the girlfriend of the gospel singer.
