SUSPECTED RITUALIST KILLS GIRLFRIEND, DISMEMBERS BODY IN KWARA
A final year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin,
Yetunde Lawal, has been reportedly killed by her boyfriend that she met on social media.
It was gathered that the suspected killer dismembered her body for alleged ritual purposes.
The state Police command, which confirmed the incident, said that the suspect has been arrested.
It was gathered that Yetunde Lawal went missing last Monday,
On Tuesday, her parents reported the case to the Oja Oba Police Station in Ilorin. The police tracked her last call to an individual living around Offa Garage area of Ilorin.
The suspect was arrested, but initially denied knowledge of the lady’s whereabouts.
When the police searched his house, he confessed that the lady was in his area and had died from an asthma attack after he called her to come over.
The police later found the lady’s dismembered body hidden in a bowl.
The suspect is now at the police headquarters in Ilorin.
Meanwhile, the Kwara state police command, through the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, has confirmed that it is aware of the gruesome killing of the deceased.
“The Kwara state Police command is aware of the gruesome killing of one Miss Yetunde H. Lawal. On 11/O2/2025 at about 1800hours, a case of missing person was reported at C Division Oja-Oba by her father, Mr. Ibrahim A Lawal.
“Immediately, the police detectives swung into action, tracked her number and arrested a suspect, and exhibits recovered. The case was transferred yesterday to the SCID for discreet investigations.
“Further updates will be communicated as investigations progress”.