The household of the murdered closing 12 months feminine pupil of the Kwara State School of Schooling, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal, has requested the State Excessive Court docket sitting in Ilorin to launch the dismembered physique of the deceased for correct burial in keeping with Islamic rites.
The request was made on Monday by the Kwara State Legal professional Common and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Senior Ibrahim Sulyman, who’s the prosecution staff lead within the homicide case of Hafsoh Lawal in opposition to 5 suspected individuals, throughout the continuation of listening to on the matter.
The defence counsel, Mr. Chukwudi Maduka, who represents the primary defendant, Abdulrahman Bello, raised no objections to the request, saying that he sympathised with the household regardless of the continuing prosecution.
Abdulrahman Bello and 4 others are standing trial on the costs of conspiracy and homicide of Hafsoh Lawal.
On the resumed listening to on Monday, three extra witnesses, together with two law enforcement officials and an anatomic pathologist from University of Ilorin Educating Hospital, Dr. Olaleke Folaranmi, testified earlier than the court docket.
Key police witnesses, together with officers from the Police ‘C’ Division, Oja Oba, Ilorin and the State Felony Investigation Division (CID), testified that the prime suspect had orally confessed to the crime, including that the suspect led investigators to his residence and later to a dump web site at Olunlade space of the state capital to get better components of the dismembered physique of the deceased.
The police males additionally mentioned that the investigation led to the dump web site situated close to the Okolowo–Eyenkorin expressway the place components of the physique have been allegedly recovered.
“Police males have been led to the dump web site by Abdulrahman Bello to get better the human components however was already evacuated already by the refuse disposal folks to Okolowo- Eyenkorin expressway. The following day we met with a scavenger who helped the police staff to get better the components. Abdulrahman later recognized the human components as that of the deceased”, ASP of the state CID testified.
The prosecution staff additionally performed a video in court docket displaying the invention of Hafsoh’s dismembered physique components contained in the residence of the prime suspect, Abdulrahman Bello.
The video, alongside a certificates of compliance, was later admitted as proof, regardless of objections from defence counsel who argued that it didn’t adjust to the state’s legal justice legislation.
One other officer, Sergeant Moses, advised the court docket that the sufferer’s father had reported her lacking on February 11, including that Abdulrahman Bello was arrested after telephone information confirmed that he was the final particular person to contact her.
He mentioned that he allegedly confessed and tried to bribe the police officer to maintain quiet whereas on the best way to the police station
A search of his residence reportedly uncovered Hafsoh’s belongings, blood-stained weapons, charms, and buckets containing human physique components soaked in gin.
A pathologist from the University of Ilorin Educating Hospital, Dr. Olaleke Folaranmi, confirmed by way of a postmortem that the stays have been human components. His report was admitted as Exhibit P17.
The presiding choose, Justice Hannah Ajayi, who described bail utility for the suspects as distraction, promised to provide accelerated listening to to the case and adjourned proceedings till Might 21, 2025 for continuation of listening to.
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