An Ilorin man, Abdulrahman Mohad Ballo, has been arrested for allegedly killing a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde.
The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, February 10, 2025. Were the suspect lured Yetunde after connecting with her on Facebook and obtaining her phone number.
It was gathered that Hafsoh was attending a naming ceremony when she received a phone call from a friend. She left her food to answer the call and then disappeared. Family members and friends searched for her in vain before reporting her disappearance to the police at the Oja Oba Station in Ilorin the following day.
Meanwhile, Police investigator used her phone records to trace her last call, leading them to Ballo, who resides in the Offa Garage area of Ilorin. The suspect denied any involvement in the disappearance.
Meanwhile, Ballo claimed that Hafsoh had died from an asthma attack after visiting his residence. However, a search of his residence uncovered the truth Yetunde’s dismembered body was found hidden in a bowl, along with tools used to mutilate her remains
Further evidence suggested that this was not Ballo’s first ritual killing, as investigators found a table equipped with body dismemberment tools in his room.
He is now in police custody at the Kwara State Police Headquarters as investigations continue
