Justice Simon Aboki of the High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu, to death by hanging.
Justice Aboki, who handed down the judgment this Thursday 26/6/25 said the prosecution proved their case beyond reasonable doubts and Ajayi was found guilty of killing and dismembering Adaidu, an NYSC member said to his girlfriend.
Recall, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi faced a single charge of culpable homicide, in violation of Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, which carries death penalty.