A High Court of Nasarawa State, sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, a gospel singer to death by hanging for killing Salome Adaidu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
The death sentence followed evidence which found Ajayi guilty in the case involving the death of Salome Adaidu, who was alleged to be his girlfriend.
The presiding Judge, Justice Simon Aboki, who delivered the verdict, convicted Ajayi of culpable homicide for the killing and dismemberment of Salome Adaidu.
Ajayi was tried on a single count charge of culpable homicide, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code applicable in Northern Nigeria, which prescribes capital punishment upon conviction.
Accordingly, the judge, pronounced Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide punishable by death, in line with Section 221 of the Penal Code of northern Nigeria.
In January 2025, Ajayi confessed to murdering Adaidu in a fit of anger after she allegedly cheated on him, but he showed no remorse.
According to Ajayi; “I didn’t plan to kill her. She is always cheating. She hides most things from me. I discovered she was cheating when I saw her phone. So, I got angry seeing her chat with other guys, and that was why I killed her”.
