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Islamic cleric, phone repairer, farmer and two others remanded over murder of female student in Kwara

An Ilorin magistrate’s court in Kwara State on Tuesday, February 18, ordered that Abdurahman Bello, the suspected k!ller of Hafsoh Lawal, a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, be remanded at the Correctional Centre, Ilorin.

Bello and five other suspects arraigned alongside him were not represented by any counsel in the court. Amongst the suspects were two acclaimed Islamic scholars, a phone repairer and a farmer.

The four other suspects arraigned alongside Bello are Ahmed AbdulWasiu, 41, Suleiman Muhyideen, 28, Jamiu Uthman, 29, and AbdulRahman Jamiu.

The five suspects were charged to court on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, possession of human parts and armed robbery.

According to the First Information Report ( FIR), the offences are contrary to sections 97, 221 of the penal code law, section 2 of Kwara state (prohibition law) of dealing in human parts Law 4 of 2018 and section 1(2) of robbery and firearms (special provision) Act CAP R11 Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

It added that Bello who claimed to be a cleric allegedly committed the crime with his co-accused as accomplices.

The FIR added that;

“During the course of investigation at the State CID, Ilorin you, Abdulrahman Bello ‘male’ indicted and confessed to have done the act with the consent and knowledge of the following persons; Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Suleiman Muhyideen, Jamiu Uthman and Abdulrahmon Jamiu all ‘male’, who were all into same occultic group and that led to their arrest.

Investigation conducted at the State CID, llorin revealed that, you Abdulrahman Bello, Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Suleiman Muhyideen, Jamiu Uthman, Abdulrahmon Jamiu all ‘male’ and others at large, criminally conspired together in killing of the victim for ritual purposes and equally robbed her of her jewelry and other valuables.

Further investigation conducted at the State CID, Ilorin revealed that, you Abdulrahmon Jamiu, Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Suleiman Muhyideen, Jamiu Uthman, Abdulrahmon Jamiu all ‘male’ and others at large are the syndicate that have been k!lling unsuspecting citizens of Kwara for rituals purposes.

On 14-02-2025 at about 1400hrs, the above captioned case was transferred from ‘C’ Divisional Headquarters, Oja-Oba, llorin and referred to Anti-Robbery Section, State CID, Ilorin for discreet investigation.

That on 11-02-2025 about 1800hrs, one Adefalu Lawal lbrahim ‘male’ of No. 17, Adefalu Compound, Oju-Ekun Area, Ilorin reported at ‘C’ Division Oja-Oba, llorin that on 10-02-2025 at about 1400hrs, his daughter by name Adefalu Hasfat Yetunde (female) left to her friend’s house who was having ceremony for her new baby at the same address.

Thereafter, he discovered that his daughter did not return and her mother contacted some of her friends that went to the occasion together, but they responded that she went to somewhere else from the occasion.

At this juncture, he called her severally, but her phone rang and no response. Hence, he reported the case to the Police.

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The said phone was tracked and traced to one Abdulrahman Bello ‘male’ of opposite Rain oil, Majeasura, Olunlade Area, llorin which led to his arrest.”

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