Bilikisu Adisa has raised an alarm, accusing her late daughter’s boyfriend of using her for suspected money rituals in Lagos.
The heartbroken mother recounted the chilling events leading up to her daughter’s tragic d3ath in a tearful interview with Sunday PUNCH.
The victim, Adijat Adisa, was only 25 years old — full of dreams and life — before her life was cut short under suspicious circumstances.
“I am Adijat’s mother. I gave birth to her on October 26, 2000,” Bilikisu said, in a shaky voice. “I have been raising her alone since primary school. She graduated from Lagos State University (LASU) and served (underwent National Youth Service Corps programme).”
The mother shared how Adijat, after her graduation, worked hard at Pocket Fuel Company in Yaba. However, trouble was lurking — a danger Bilikisu feared but could not fully prevent.
“She spoke to a man often on the phone,” Bilikisu recalled painfully. “I insisted on knowing who he was. He greeted me a couple of times, and I responded. I asked him to visit us so we would know him, but I only met him once.”
The grieving mother said she noticed alarming signs — scars on her daughter’s body — after visits to Sango in Ogun State, where Adijat was serving.
“She would tell me that fraudsters attacked her or that a machine at work injured her,” Bilikisu said. Worried, she had Adijat’s posting changed to Lagos.
Bilikisu recounted how she had warned her daughter about the man she was dating.
“I told her to leave him, that I didn’t like him. She said he was Igbira. I told her I didn’t like those people. I begged her to stay away,” she cried.
The last time they spoke, Bilikisu said Adijat seemed fine.
“She told me her boss asked her to work from home because of traffic. That night, around 9 pm, we did a video call. She said she wanted to sleep. I even heard her neighbour’s voice. She was fine,” she said, her voice breaking.
But the next morning, her world shattered.
“Her boss called me around a few minutes to 10 am, asking why Adijat didn’t come to work. I called her phone — no response. I called her neighbours — they said they saw her till midnight. I started panicking,” Bilikisu sobbed.
She said she called her son, who promised to follow up, and tried reaching Adijat repeatedly. The boyfriend also called her, but she initially ignored his calls, thinking her daughter was safe elsewhere.
Eventually, the man called her back with chilling words.
“He said Adijat came to his place around midnight the previous day and that they had a misunderstanding, but he didn’t know if she fainted,” Bilikisu recalled, her voice filled with disbelief and anger.
She rushed to his house with family members at Abule Egba, Lagos. Nothing could prepare her for what she would find.
“When we got there, people were consoling me, but I didn’t understand why. I saw someone in white opening the door. As I tried to rush inside, I fainted,” she recounted, crying.
When she regained consciousness, the horror was confirmed — her beloved daughter was d3ad.
“I saw her lying there. I ran out screaming. My daughter! My daughter!” Bilikisu wept.
Police officers from Meiran Police Station arrived at the scene, finding charms scattered around and a bucket full of blood.
“We saw pictures — terrible ones — ones we could not even print. Her hand and head had marks. My beautiful daughter was hacked,” Bilikisu cried.
She alleged that initial police efforts at Meiran Police Station seemed weak, prompting her to escalate the case to Panti Police Station.
“I realised they wanted to bury the case. I took it to Panti. Nigerians, please help me! Help me get justice for Adijat!” she begged.
Bilikisu said she confronted the suspect’s family, but they denied seeing him. Their lawyer promised to surrender him in two weeks — a promise yet to be fulfilled.
“The suspect called with my daughter’s phone while I was at the police station, promising to turn himself in. But he has disappeared!” she cried bitterly.
Amid her heartbreak, Bilikisu made one final plea: “I beg Nigerians, help me! They used my daughter for rituals. We saw the blood. My daughter did not deserve to d!e like this; they want to sweep the case under the carpet.”
She noted that the police authorities have promised to ensure justice in the case; however, she pleaded with Nigerians to help her ensure that the case is not abandoned and that she gets justice.
