The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of Salome Adaidu, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
Justice Simon Aboki, who delivered the judgment, found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide after carefully reviewing the evidence presented before the court. The convict was charged under Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, which prescribes the death penalty for such offences.
Ajayi was accused of killing and dismembering Adaidu in a shocking act that drew national outrage. The court’s ruling marks the end of a lengthy legal process that sought justice for the slain corps member.
