Court Sentences Oluwatimileyin Ajayi To Death By Hanging For Killing NYSC Member Salome Adaidu
A court in Nasarawa State has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of NYSC member Salome Adaidu.
The court found Oluwatimileyin Ajayi guilty of murdering and dismembering Salome Adaidu, and subsequently sentenced him to death by hanging.
Oluwatimileyin Ajayi was charged with culpable homicide, a crime punishable by death under the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria.
32-year-old Oluwatimileyin Ajayi was arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend, 24-year-old Salome Adaidu, an NYSC member who was serving at Nicon Insurance in Abuja.
Salome Adaidu was murdered at Oluwatimileyin Ajayi's house in New Karshi, Nasarawa State, when she visited him. Ajayi was arrested on January 12, 2025, while trying to dispose of her head, and was later paraded by the police with the alleged murder weapons, a knife and machetes.
The court found Oluwatimileyin Ajayi guilty of murdering and dismembering Salome Adaidu, and subsequently sentenced him to death by hanging.
Oluwatimileyin Ajayi was charged with culpable homicide, a crime punishable by death under the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria.
32-year-old Oluwatimileyin Ajayi was arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend, 24-year-old Salome Adaidu, an NYSC member who was serving at Nicon Insurance in Abuja.
Salome Adaidu was murdered at Oluwatimileyin Ajayi's house in New Karshi, Nasarawa State, when she visited him. Ajayi was arrested on January 12, 2025, while trying to dispose of her head, and was later paraded by the police with the alleged murder weapons, a knife and machetes.
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Oluwatimileyin Ajayi confessed to killing Salome Adaidu, stating it wasn't premeditated but happened because they didn't spend enough time together.
“I killed her because we don’t have each other all the time, it’s not something I planned. It happened on that day, and it happened. Not that I had the plan in mind, she was cheating.
“She hides most of the things from me most time. I got to know from her phone. I saw her chats with other guys on the phone, that was why I decided,” he had said.
When probed further, he said he had no regrets about committing the crime.
“I don’t have any regrets because life is reciprocal; that is what I thought, if you must do something to someone, you have to be reciprocal with that person.
“You have to understand what that person is going through so that you can put yourself in the position that the person is going through,” he added.
Oluwatimileyin Ajayi confessed to killing Salome Adaidu, stating it wasn't premeditated but happened because they didn't spend enough time together.
“I killed her because we don’t have each other all the time, it’s not something I planned. It happened on that day, and it happened. Not that I had the plan in mind, she was cheating.
“She hides most of the things from me most time. I got to know from her phone. I saw her chats with other guys on the phone, that was why I decided,” he had said.
When probed further, he said he had no regrets about committing the crime.
“I don’t have any regrets because life is reciprocal; that is what I thought, if you must do something to someone, you have to be reciprocal with that person.
“You have to understand what that person is going through so that you can put yourself in the position that the person is going through,” he added.
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