‘Please release my son,’ Gospel singer Timileyin’s dad begs

Eight days after gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi was arrested for allegedly murdering his ‘girlfriend,’ Salome Adaidu, his father has pleaded with the Nigerian authorities for leniency.

It’s the first time the 32-year-old gospel singer’s household has spoken publicly because the incident gained widespread consideration.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the artiste was apprehended in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, whereas allegedly making an attempt to get rid of the severed head of 24-year-old Ms Adaidu, a Youth Corps Member serving in Abuja.

In a Channels TV interview on Monday, Mr Ajayi’s father stated, “I need the federal government to assist me; allow them to settle the matter. I plead. Assist me beg the individuals; allow them to go away him (Timilehin Ajayi).”

Mr Ajayi’s dad and mom and siblings reside within the Orozo group inside the identical native authorities space the place their son was nabbed.

The aged couple grapples with the devastating incident that has despatched widespread reactions. In the course of the interview, the household revealed that Mr Ajayi “was not an outcast,” nor was he “disowned.”

Whereas his father pleaded for leniency, his mom expressed willingness to let the federal government authorities deal with the case. She said, “As we speak, if it was one among my daughters, they did that (ugly homicide) to. How do I really feel? So I don’t know—Something the federal government desires to do (with the case) is of their arms.”

In the meantime, the Nigerian police have confirmed that investigations are ongoing, and the Nasarawa State Authorities has assured the general public that justice can be served.

Stunning findings

Equally, Esther Adaidu, the sufferer’s elder sister, talking in an interview with Brekete Household, a human rights-focused radio and tv program, revealed disturbing discoveries at Mr Ajayi’s residence.

She recounted, “Once we went into his home—if you happen to see the pool of blood in his bathroom! When you see the desk—he put a bench inside his room. Then, with a rubber, the sort that solely ladies use—a person’s home. Then he had tomatoes in his room—loads of tomatoes. I don’t know what he needed to make use of the tomatoes for.

“However merely taking a look at that man, he looks like somebody who eats human flesh. He stored the tomatoes for a yr. There was nothing like Indomie or meals in the home. The one factor in the home was the Igbo (weed) he used to smoke. That was the one factor in the home once we entered.

“There was additionally a desk with a cutlass and the rubber he used. Then there was a mop and a mopping bucket—the sort they use to scrub. It was there, with water inside. Then he put water in about three buckets. He washed my sister’s physique and another physique elements clear and stored them. It seemed like he was planning to distribute them little by little. He thought he would return from his mission from the place he went earlier than he met his doom.”

She insisted, “My solely concern is that the man (Timileyin Ajayi) is not going to go scot-free. He can by no means go unpunished. He killed my sister (Salome Adaidu Eleojo), so they need to kill him. He killed her for us for no purpose.”

Background

The Nassarawa police advised this newspaper that the gospel singer was apprehended after a motorcyclist transporting him seen blood dripping from his baggage. 

The alarmed rider alerted bystanders, resulting in an tried mob assault earlier than the police intervened and rescued Mr Ajayi. He sustained accidents and was taken to a hospital for therapy.

After his arrest on 12 January, he confessed to killing Ms Adaidu, saying they “couldn’t at all times be collectively.” He described their relationship as difficult and claimed her household didn’t learn about it. Mr Ajayi alleged he discovered messages suggesting she was untrue, which led him to assault her in his toilet. He admitted utilizing a knife regardless of her apologies, insisting he had no regrets and voluntarily turned himself in to the group, who handed him over to the police.

Nevertheless, the sufferer’s household refuted his claims, insisting there was no relationship between them and alleging she was kidnapped moderately than visiting him willingly.

The Nasarawa State Excessive Courtroom has ordered Mr Ajayi’s remand, and the police confirmed his court docket look and detention, pending additional proceedings. Authorities have assured the general public that investigations are ongoing to make sure justice is served.