Suspects Plead Not Guilty In Murder Of Kwara Final-Year Student
Seven accused persons in the murder of a final-year female student, Mojisola Awesu, have all pleaded not guilty to the charges before Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, the state capital, on Tuesday.
The suspects were all ordered to be remanded in a correctional facility at the last court session due to the absence of their counsel.
All seven suspects involved in the case appeared in court over the murder of Awesu, who was a student of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa.
The prosecution, led by the state Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Idowu Akande, had asked the court to go ahead with the hearing on the matter after the defendants had pleaded not guilty.
However, the defense counsel argued that they were not prepared for the hearing because the matter was adjourned for arraignment and not for hearing, at the last adjourned date.
Thus, Justice Ibrahim Yusuf adjourned the case till March 12, 2025, for hearing.
Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole are the prime suspects accused of conspiring and causing the death of Awesu on August 9, 2024.
The deceased was allegedly lured to Ilorin by the duo and was later murdered before her corpse was dumped at a dump site in Warah community, Ilorin.
Happiness and his parents Adeniyi and Bukola were accused of conspiring and causing the disappearance and destruction of evidence punishable under the Penal Code Law of Kwara state, 2006.
Adeoye Adeola, Lawal Aminat, and Peter Bulus were accused of conspiring and dumping the corpse of Awesu at the dump site, an act punishable under the Kwara State Prohibition of Dealing in Human Parts Law, 2018.
