CITIZENS COMPASS – Kwara State Police Command on Saturday, said it has arrested a boyfriend for allegedly killing his girlfriend, a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Lawal Yetunde.
The duo met on social media and commenced a relationship.
Spokesperson for the Command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement.
She said the suspect was arrested after the Command tracked the deceased’s phone number to his house at Offa Garaji, Ilorin.
The spokesperson said the suspect but initially denied knowing the whereabouts.of the deceased.
“However, during a search of his house by the police, he confessed that she had visited him and allegedly died of an asthma attack.
“Upon further investigation, police discovered Yetunde’s dismembered body, hidden in a bowl, along with equipment used for the act.”
According to a source from the family who pleaded anonymity, Yetunde was last seen on Monday, February 10, 2025, while attending a naming ceremony.
“She received a call from a friend, stepped aside to answer, and then left.
“Since then, we’ve been searching for her everywhere, but no one knew her whereabouts.
“On Tuesday, her family reported her missing at Oja-Oba Police Station, Ilorin.
“The police used her phone number to trace her last call, which led them to a suspect, one Abdulrahman, living in the Offa Garage district area of Ilorin”,he said.
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