Execution of Kwara University's Final-Year Student's Murderer Ordered by Court via Hanging
In Kwara State, Nigeria, an Islamic cleric named Abdulrahman Bello has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Hafsoh Lawal, a 24-year-old final-year student at the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin.
The tragic incident occurred on February 10, 2025, at the Olunlade Area, Ilorin. During his arrest, police recovered the victim's palm, a bottle filled with blood, her personal belongings, a cutlass, and decomposed body parts in Bello's room. Further investigation revealed that other decomposed body parts were discovered at a nearby dumpsite in Ilorin.
The Kwara State High Court found Bello guilty of luring Hafsoh to his residence under false pretenses, then killing and dismembering her for alleged money-making rituals and trafficking in human body parts. The court's findings also revealed that Bello had sexual intercourse with the victim before the murder.
Justice Ajayi, who delivered the judgment, described the crime as a cold-blooded, premeditated act of extreme human wickedness. The judge dismissed Bello's claim that he loved the victim and intended to marry her as a fabricated defense to mislead the court.
Four other accused persons, Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Jamiu Uthman, Suleiman Muyideen, and Abdulrahman Jamiu, were acquitted due to lack of evidence linking them to the crime. The Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, delivered the judgment on Thursday.
[1] The confession of love and plans to marry Hafsoh were found to be concocted lies by the judge. [2] The crime occurred on February 10, 2025, at the Olunlade area of Ilorin. [3] The police also found evidence suggesting that Bello mutilated Hafsoh Lawal's body. [4] The sentence was handed down by Justice Ajayi, who condemned the killing as an extreme act of human wickedness. [5] Evidence presented in court proved that Bello murdered Hafsoh for ritual purposes and the human body parts trade.
In the Kwara State High Court, Judge Ajayi handed down a death sentence to Abdulrahman Bello, an Islamic cleric, for murdering Hafsoh Lawal, a student, in Ilorin on February 10, 2025. During his arrest, police discovered evidence suggesting that Bello mutilated Hafsoh's body and found her palm, a bottle filled with blood, her personal belongings, a cutlass, and decomposed body parts in his room. The court's investigation revealed that other decomposed body parts were discovered at a nearby dumpsite in Ilorin, indicating a possible human body parts trade. It was proven in court that Bello murdered Hafsoh for ritual purposes. The judge dismissed Bello's claim of concocted love and marriage intentions as a fabricated defense. Four other accused persons were acquitted due to lack of evidence linking them to the crime, which the judge condemned as an extreme act of human wickedness.
