Seven persons were on Monday, February 3, arraigned before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin for the alleged m8rder of Awesu Mojisola, a final year student of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, in Offa Local Government Area of the state.
Recall that the deceased was allegedly lured to Ilorin by one Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole and was later m8rdered before her corpse was dumped at a dump site in Warah community, Ilorin, between August 8 and 9,2024.
The deceased had graduated from the college three weeks before her d3ath.
Those charged before the court included Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole, who were the prime suspects, as well as Adebayo Adeniyi and Bukola Adeniyi, who were the two parents of Happiness while Adeoye Adeola, Lawal Aminat and Peter Bulus who were the three workers of the Hotel where the late Mojisola was allegedly m8rdered.
The seven accused persons were slammed with six count charges bordering on alleged conspiracy, m8rder, disappearance and destruction of evidence and dumping of the corpse at a dump site.
They were accused of conspiring and causing the death of Awesu Mojisola on August 9, 2024.
The offences, according to the prosecution, are contrary to and punishable under Sections 97,221,167 of the Penal Code, CAP. P4, Laws of Kwara State, 2006 and Section 9 of the Kwara State Prohibition of Dealing in Human Parts Law 2018.
When the case came up at the Court on Monday, Kwara State Director of Public Prosecution, Mr Ayoola Akande, who led five other lawyers, announced his appearance for the prosecution while Barrister F.A Ahmed and A.I, Orisankoko, appeared for the parents and hotel workers
However, the case could not go on, and no plea was taken from the seven accused persons because there was no legal representation for Happiness and Timileyin, who were the prime suspects.
The presiding judge in the case, Justice Adebayo Yusuf, therefore ruled, “The principal accused persons, Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole, be remanded in correctional facility while the case was adjourned till February, 24,2025 for proper arraignment of the accused persons.”
Happiness Adebayo and his parents, Adebayo Adeniyi and Bukola Adeniyi, 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 Mojisola Awesu at a dump site along Warah Road, Ilorin, punishable under the Kwara state Prohibition of Dealing in Human Parts Law, 2018.