Mixed Reactions As Timileyin Ajayi Pleads Not Guilty To Girlfriend Salome Murder

• The 32-year-old Ajayi faced a charge of culpable homicide, which can lead to the death penalty, at the Nasarawa State High Court on January 17.

• The court has decided to keep Ajayi at the Lafia Correctional Facility until the next hearings.

Timileyin Ajayi, the troubled gospel singer accused of killing his supposed girlfriend Salome Adaidu, has denied the murder charge even after admitting to the act earlier.

The 32-year-old Ajayi faced a charge of culpable homicide, which can lead to the death penalty, at the Nasarawa State High Court on January 17. The court has decided to keep Ajayi at the Lafia Correctional Facility until the next hearings.

Ajayi was taken into custody on January 12 in New Karshi, Karu Local Government Area, with Adaidu’s head in a plastic bag.

Police found that he had cut the victim’s body into over 50 pieces after killing her at his home, reportedly out of jealousy over suspected cheating.

During a parade at the Nasarawa State Police Command headquarters, Ajayi confessed to killing Adaidu. He stated that jealousy and concerns about her loyalty pushed him to commit the act while she was visiting.

He revealed that he used a knife and machete to dismember her body and stored the remains in plastic bags.

“I killed her because we don’t have each other all the time. It’s not something I planned. It happened on that day and it happened. Not that I had the plan in mind, she was cheating.

During his court hearing on January 27, Ajayi pleaded not guilty. This caused a wave of public anger and calls for justice from advocacy groups and Adaidu’s relatives.

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