A High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Simon Aboki declared Ajayi guilty of the murder and dismemberment of Adaidu, bringing an end to the high-profile trial.
Ajayi faced a single count of culpable homicide under Section 221 of the Penal Code applicable in Northern Nigeria, which carries the maximum penalty of death.
The court found the prosecution’s evidence sufficient to convict Ajayi, concluding that his actions were premeditated and in violation of the law.
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