A Nasarawa State High Court has ordered the remand of an acclaimed gospel singer, Timilehin Ajayi, who was caught with the severed head of a National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu.
The remand is contained in a statement posted on the X page of the Nasarawa State police command yesterday.
According to the statement, the suspect was arraigned pending his formal arraignment.
“Timilehin Ajayi was charged to court today and remanded in prison custody pending his formal arraignment,” the statement said.
Ajayi was arrested by churchgoers for allegedly killing and dismembering Adaidu for suspected ritual purposes.
The church’s Bible Study Teacher and General Secretary, Caleb Umaru, had explained that a member noticed Ajayi acting suspiciously near a river.
He said the said member alerted others when Ajayi threw a bag into the river, which was later retrieved and found to contain his girlfriend’s severed head.
