A confessional video exhibiting a homicide suspect, Abdulrahman Bello, explaining why he killed a final-year scholar of Kwara State School of Schooling, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal, was performed on the resumed listening to of the homicide case on the State Excessive Courtroom sitting in Ilorin, on Wednesday.
Within the video, Abdulrahman, who’s the prime suspect, confessed to killing Hafsoh for cash rituals and that he carried out the heinous act alone.
He stated he killed Hafsoh as a result of he wanted human’s fingers for cash ritual functions.
He, nevertheless, regretted that if solely he had the connection on how else to supply for the wanted ingredient elsewhere, he wouldn’t have killed Hafsoh.
Additionally, a police witness, Inspector Ayodele Azeez, hooked up to the Felony Investigation Division (CID) on the Kwara State Police Command, gave proof earlier than the court docket.
He narrated that: “on 14th February 2025, a case of homicide and rape was transfered from C Division Oja-Oba to State CID.
“The first defendant, AbdulRahman was discovered with the next exihibits; one axe, cutlass, desk, charms, proper and left fingers of the sufferer, session guide, techno telephone, iPhone, iPhone SR, paint rubber, container with blood, slippers and after the case has been accepted on the state CID, it was later reffered to anti-homicide and anti-robbery sections.
“The case was assigned to some group of Cops led by ASP Dada Segun, who directed me to acquire assertion from the suspect and I took him to a conducive atmosphere in a room.
“I requested him which language he desire to talk and he settled for English and I requested if he had any relative across the police command or any lawyer to witness how his assertion will likely be recorded,” the police witness recalled.
He added that: “He stated No! I requested if he wanted the service of a lawyer and he agreed that I ought to get him one however he added that he didn’t have cash to pay for authorized service. I instructed him to not fear in regards to the cash.
“I finally obtained him lawyer, A.O. Ahmed, in whose presence he wrote his assertion. After writing his assertion underneath warning, he signed it after recording all the pieces in his personal handwriting.
“I instructed him to crosscheck once more in case there was any ommission or want for addition, he confirmed that there was no drawback and he signed the assertion.
“After checking the assertion, my group chief, ASP Dada Segun, requested that the lawyer endorse the assertion which he additionally did whereas I additionally signed my column too as an IPO. ASP Dada Segun additionally requested me to additionally do video recording of how the suspect signed his assertion.
“I additionally used my Android Cellphone to do recording and I transferred it to my laptop computer and later to a Compact Disk with Certificates of compliance,” he narrated.
Inspector Azeez additional said that on February 16, 2025, him and his group led by ASP Dada Segun went to the scene of the crime at Olunlade and located a pair of earrings belonging to the late Hafsoh.
He confirmed all of the exihibits tendered earlier than the court docket as gadgets recovered from Abdulrahman Bello’s home.
Barr. Agbede, who held transient for the counsel to the first defendant, objected to the admission of the Compact Disk, stressing that the suspect was coerced into making his assertion whereas counsels to different defendants raised no objection.
Justice Hannah Olushola Ajayi admitted the Compact Disk as an exhibit and ordered that or not it’s performed within the courtroom.
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