A gospel singer and fitness enthusiast, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, has been taken into Police custody after being found with the severed head of his girlfriend in a community along the border of Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Known for his gospel music, Ajayi was arrested on Sunday, January 12, near a church in Orozo, a town that lies between Nasarawa and Abuja.
Speaking to newsmen, the church’s Bible Study Teacher and General Secretary, Caleb Umaru, said, “It was almost the end of service around 11 a.m. during the final pledge and prayers. A church member, Bro Victor, opened his eyes during prayers and saw someone passing by the river close to the church, carrying a bag and his movement was suspicious. That drew his attention. He called the attention of another brother, Brother Amos.”
The two men found Ajayi sitting at the back of the church. “When he saw them, he threw a black nylon bag into the river.
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Gospel Singer, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi has been arrested by police for beheading his girlfriend in Abuja 😳 pic.twitter.com/UqUkSoNOUg
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“They inquired from him what he threw into the river and he said nothing. After many questions that he didn’t answer, they left him and went back but didn’t go into the church.
“While they were discussing outside, two bikemen came and asked the brothers if they had seen anyone pass through and they asked the bikemen to describe the person they were looking for. When the description matched, they told the bikemen that the person was at the back of their church. And the guy was still sitting there which I consider a miraculous intervention.”
One of the bikemen said he picked up the suspect from a neighbouring town, Loko-Tiye, and noticed blood dripping from the bag he carried. The bikeman questioned the suspect about the content, but Ajayi asked to alight near the church.
The bikeman called another rider to trace him. Umaru continued, “The four men confronted Ajayi, asking him to retrieve the bag he had thrown into the river.”
As the situation unfolded, church members gathered outside, and the pastor was informed. “People came outside and he was surrounded and was repeatedly asked to open the bag,” Umaru said.
Ajayi suddenly fled, but the men chased him. “It took the grace of God for the four of them to be able to catch him. That’s why you can see the video happened in a bushy area, like a farm. He ran very far.
“The bikemen started hitting his head with a stick but the church brothers tried to stop the bikemen from killing him because they wanted to follow the matter up. The guy was injured and was already weak and couldn’t talk and still no one knew what was in the bag.
“My pastor took a bike to go bring a policeman but he couldn’t find a police officer at the station until someone called a policeman to come and that’s why you can see in the video I shared one policeman interrogating him.
In the video, the police officer in plainclothes asked how long he had been dating the woman, and Ajayi responded, “Like a year.”
Umaru said the suspect was asked about knife cuts on his hand, and he explained, “He said he collected her phone and saw she was chatting with another guy and they started dragging the phone and the girlfriend used a knife to cut his hand which led to the injury. He said he collected the knife and stabbed her in the neck.
“Someone went to open the nylon bag in the church area and someone came to report to us that it was a human head that was inside the nylon where we were and people started rushing to go and see for themselves.”
When asked where he was taking the head, “he said one woman told them to bring the head for her.”
Umaru added, “He said the girl is from around Mararaba, Nyanya, and he doesn’t know her relatives.”
Umaru mentioned that the police officer called for backup, which took over 30 minutes to arrive. “They carried his body because he was lying down and almost half dead and they put him in the police van. They also took the head.”
Netizens have identified Ajayi as a gospel singer, and Umaru confirmed, “A friend from Lagos mentioned his background as a gospel musician.”
Umaru added that the event has deeply shaken the church community. “This was my first time seeing something like this physically. I only watch it. I have not seen something like this before.”
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