The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu.
Justice Simon Aboki delivered the verdict, declaring Ajayi guilty of the brutal killing and dismemberment of Adaidu.
Ajayi faced a charge of culpable homicide, in violation of Section 221 of the Penal Code applicable in Northern Nigeria, which carries a mandatory death penalty.
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