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The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has hailed the judgement delivered by Justice Hannah Olushola Ajayi, which convicted Abdulrahman Bello of murder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal to death by hanging.
Alhaji Sulu-Gambari, in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona, noted that, “the gruesome murder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal was pathetic, unfortunate, regrettable, and worrisome.
“The killing of Hafsoh is one of the greatest evils on earth which we pray not to ever experience again.
“The judgment has further brightened the hope and trust of the people in the judiciary and security agencies. May Almighty Allah repose the soul of late Hafsoh Lawal and comfort her family members.”
Alhaji Sulu-Gambari however appealed to parents and guardians to be vigilant and watch over their children and wards in order to curb re-occurence of such dastardly acts.
Recall that Justice Hannah Ajayi of the Kwara state High Court, in her judgement on Thursday, described the offence as the highest degree of human wickedness and a cruel act, and held that his defence in court showed that he had a preconceived intention of killing the victim for money money-making ritual.
She also said that the confession of love by the prime suspect for the victim with the intention to marry her, as said in his defence, was all concocted lies to deceive the court.
The judge also said that the attitude of the convict after committing the crime and before his arrest by the law enforcement officers showed that it may not have been his first time engaging in the act.
The court also held that video and written evidence taken by the officers of the DSS and police from the convict duly complied with the law of the state.
It also held that no evidence showed or substantiated the beating of the convict or the blood stain sustained due to police beating, while the judge said that the convict did not show himself as a witness of truth, “because all that he said to deny allegations against him were afterthoughts”. More so, a book containing the secret of money-making charms was found in his apartment.
Justice Hannah Ajayi, who took a moment out while delivering the judgement to admonish members of the public, especially young adults, on bad influence of social media, said that the victim may have been alive if she had informed members of her family, friends or relatives of her movement or visit to a Facebook male friend before she was killed.
The incident occurred on February 10, 2025 at Olunlade Area of llorin, Kwara state while the case had attracted a lot of attention in and outside the state.
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