A High Court in Lafia has begun hearing the case against 32-year-old singer, Oluwatimilehin Daniel Ajayi, accused of brutally murdering and dismembering National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu.
Justice Simon Aboki, who presided over the case, granted a motion by the prosecution to amend the defendant’s name to his full identity.
The Nasarawa State government, through Attorney General Hauwa Samuel Jugbo, has officially taken over the prosecution from the police.
In Monday’s proceedings, three witnesses testified, including the Divisional Police Officer of Karshi police station and the deceased’s uncle, Mr. Adaidu Samson.
Under cross-examination, defense counsel Joseph Tuku Bisong questioned whether forensic investigations had been conducted to confirm the victim’s identity. In response, Mr. Samson stated that he immediately recognized his niece’s severed head when it was retrieved from a polythene bag.
He added that the last finger and the toes of the deceased is a family trade mark which he also identified and confirmed that it was his niece’s body.
Justice Aboki adjourned the case to Tuesday for further hearing. Ajayi, popularly known as Timilehin Ajayi, was arrested on February 12 in connection with the crime.
