A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, has sentenced Abdulrahman Bello to death by hanging for the murder of 24-year-old Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin.
Justice Hannah Ajayi, who delivered the verdict on Thursday, found Bello guilty of killing the victim, who was reportedly his Facebook lover.
The court, however, discharged and acquitted four co-defendants: Ahmed Abdulwasiu (41), Suleiman Muyideen (28), Jamiu Uthman (29), and Abdulrahmon Jamiu (31), who were initially arraigned alongside Bello.
Bello had confessed to killing Lawal for money rituals, claiming he needed human hands for the purpose. Lawal’s killing caused outrage across the country. with Netizens calling for justice.
The killer identified himself as an Islamic cleric and admitted to carrying out the act alone.
According to testimonies, the incident occurred on February 13, 2025.
Lawal had gone to attend a friendโs naming ceremony when Bello invited her to his residence around the Offa garage area of Ilorin.
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