Posted by Amarachi on Mon 27th Jan, 2025 - tori.ng
Timileyin was charged with one count of culpable homicide punishable by death, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria.
The 32-year-old gospel singer and motivational speaker, Timileyin Ajayi, who was seen in a viral video with a nylon bag containing the head of his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, has pleaded not guilty to her murder.
The suspect was arraigned on Monday at the High Court of Justice in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State.
He was charged with one count of culpable homicide punishable by death, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria.
However, upon his arraignment before Justice Simon Aboki, the suspect pleaded not guilty to the allegation.
Meanwhile, Timileyin Ajayi has stated that he feels no regret in killing his alleged girlfriend, Salome.
Recall the suspect was apprehended for the alleged murder of a 24-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving at Nicon Insurance in the Nation’s capital, Abuja.
Adaidu was murdered when she visited the suspect at his house in the Papalana axis at New Karshi in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The suspect was nabbed Sunday, January 12, while trying to dispose of the head of the deceased after killing her and dismembering her body parts when she visited him at his house.
Speaking to Channels Television, Ajayi stated that he did not plan to kill Adaidu, but that he carried out the act because they do not have time for each other.