A 32-year-old m*rder suspect said to be a gospel singer, Timileyin Ajayi, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu.
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.
The suspect had earlier confessed to the police and newsmen that he feels no regret in k!lling his alleged girlfriend, Salome.
He was apprehended for the alleged m*rder 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 m*rdered 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 k!lling 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 k!ll Adaidu, but that he carried out the act because they do not have time for each other.
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