Kwara: Dismembered Girlfriend Died From Asthma – Killer Cleric
An Islamic cleric, Mohammed Bello, who allegedly killed and dismembered the body of a lady, Hafsoh Lawal, whom he met via Facebook, has alleged that the lady died of asthma.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Bello was arrested in the Ilorin area of Kwara State for the crime.
The victim, Hafsoh, a private school teacher, had gone missing last Monday after leaving a naming ceremony she had attended to visit a friend she met via Facebook.
When her whereabouts became unclear, her family reported her missing at the local police station, prompting an investigation into the calls made on her line, which led the police to Bello.
In a video posted on Facebook, the 29-year-old suspect, during interrogation, disclosed that he dismembered the body in a bid to conceal the victim’s death.
The suspect had earlier denied knowledge of his involvement in the killing of Hafsoh, which prompted the police to conduct a search of his residence, where they found the dismembered body of Hafsoh, among other exhibits.
Narrating what transpired between him and the victim in an interrogation video, the suspect noted that he was not responsible for the death of the victim.
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Bello alleged that Hafsoh, who was his girlfriend, had told him she was hungry when she came to his house on the day of her death. He stressed that he had gone to get her food and returned to meet her gasping for breath.
Speaking in Yoruba (now translated), Bello said, “My name is Mohammed. I’m a Muslim cleric. I’m about to gain admission into KWASU.
“The girl is Hafsoh. She is my girlfriend. I met her on Facebook. I didn’t kill her. I am just a victim of circumstance.
“She told me they had an event at 1 pm after school that day. She got back after 3 pm. When she came, she told me she hadn’t eaten, so I went to get her food. However, she was gasping for breath when I got back.”
Bello alleged that Hafsoh had previously told him she was asthmatic and that he dismembered her body because he could not think of a better way of handling her death.
“I was in shock when she died, so I couldn’t cry out for help. I dismembered her body and disposed of it at the public refuse dump because I couldn’t think of any better way. I have never done this before. This is my first time,” Bello said.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
