Four suspects arraigned in Kwara over murder of female student
Ilorin—Four suspects, including a final year student of Summit University, Offa, Adebayo Happiness, his parents and an accomplice were on Tuesday arraigned at a Kwara Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin over the alleged murder of a 21-year-old graduate of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Awesu Mojisola.
Recall that Mojisola was allegedly killed inside the room of a Hotel in Ilorin, Kwara State capital by Happiness on August 10, 2024, after deceiving her into attending a botched post-graduation party in Ilorin.
Other suspects charged along with Happiness were his two parents, Adebayo Adeniyi (51) and Bukola Adeniyi (49) as well as an accomplice, 24-year-old Timileyin Kolawole.
They were charged with alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, theft, false personation, and causing disappearance of evidence contrary to sections 97, 221, 287, 179 and 167 of the Penal Code law and Computer related frauds contrary to sections 14(2) (3), 22 (2) (3) of Cybercrime prevention and prohibition law 2015.
The prosecution, led by Isaac Yakub, told the court that on August 14, 2024, one Blessing Ogungbenro reported at Offa Police station that her roommate, Awesu Mojisola, a graduating student of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, was missing since August 9, 2024, when she told her that she received a phone call from one Kolawola Timileyin.’.
The prosecutor continued that Kolawole Timilehin connected her to one Adebayo Happiness a final year student of Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, who requested Mojisola to follow him to his sign-out party holding at Whitefield Hotel, Ilorin for a fee of N15,000.
“Awesu Mojisola later accepted the offer and left Offa to meet up with Happiness at Ilorin lately and while Awesu Mojisola was with Happiness, she complained of being uncomfortable with Happiness in the Hotel room that she was lodged because Happiness was smoking hemp.
“Thereafter, Awesu Mojisola phone suddenly became unreachable and her whereabouts becomes unknown, adding that immediate police action led to the arrest of Hoppiness, who was fingered in the sudden disappearance of Awesu Mojisola,” said the prosecutor.
(Vanguard)
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