- A High Court in Lafia has sentenced Timileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of NYSC member Salome Adaidu.
- Justice Simon Aboki found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide after evidence confirmed he killed and dismembered the victim.
- The conviction was based on Section 221 of the Penal Code, which mandates the death penalty for such offences.
The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the brutal killing of Salome Adaidu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
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Delivering the verdict on Thursday, Justice Simon Aboki held that Ajayi was guilty of culpable homicide, having murdered and mutilated the victim.
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Ajayi was convicted on a single count of culpable homicide, in violation of Section 221 of the Penal Code applicable in Northern Nigeria, which prescribes the death penalty.
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