A 32-year-old man, Timileyin Ajayi, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his alleged girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member.
Ajayi was arraigned on Monday, January 27, 2025, before Justice Simon Aboki at the High Court of Justice in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. He faces a charge of culpable homicide punishable by death, as outlined in Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria.
The suspect was arrested on January 12, 2025, while allegedly attempting to dispose of Adaidu’s remains after dismembering her body. The deceased had reportedly visited Ajayi at his residence in New Karshi, Karu Local Government Area, when the tragic incident occurred.
During police interrogation, Ajayi confessed to the killing, citing jealousy as his motive after discovering alleged infidelity through messages on her phone. When asked if he regretted his actions, he reportedly expressed no remorse, stating that life is “reciprocal.”
The police had earlier paraded the suspect along with the weapons used in the crime, including a knife and machetes.
