Kwara Police Nab Cleric Over Murder Of Final-Year Student

A 29-year-old Islamic teacher and cleric has been taken into custody by the Kwara State Police Command in connection with the alleged murder of a female final-year student at the Kwara State College of Education in Ilorin.

The female student, identified as Yetunde Lawal, was alleged to have been murdered last Tuesday by the cleric whom she met on Facebook.

It was learnt that the cleric (name withheld) was alleged to have invited the lady through a phone call on Monday and killed and dismembered her in a location in Ganmo on the outskirts of Ilorin, the state capital.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi SP, while confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, said that the Command had commenced an investigation into the incident.

The PPRO said, “The Kwara Police Command is aware of the gruesome killing of one Miss Yetunde H. Lawal.

“On 11/02/2025 at about 1800 hours, a case of a missing person was reported at C Division Oja-Oba by her father, Mr. Ibrahim A. Lawal.

“Immediately, the police detectives swung into action, tracked her number, and arrested a suspect; exhibits were recovered. The case was transferred yesterday to the SCID for discreet investigations.

“The suspect had been arrested through the deceased’s tracked phone number at the suspect’s house in the Offa Garaji area, Ilorin, but initially denied knowing her whereabouts.

“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.”