The remains of a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal, who was allegedly murdered by her Facebook boyfriend, Abdulrahman Bello, have finally been buried.
Tribune Online gathered that the deceased’s remains were interred on Monday at a cemetery in the Zango area of Ilorin, the state capital, according to Islamic rites.
The burial took place following the release of her dismembered body to members of her family by a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.
The late Hafsoh’s father, Mr Ibrahim Lawal Adefalu, confirmed the burial of his daughter.
Earlier on Monday, Hafsoh Lawal’s family had requested the state High Court to release the dismembered body of the deceased for proper burial according to Islamic rites.
The Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ibrahim Sulyman, who is leading the prosecution team in the murder case, made the request during the continuation of the hearing on the matter.
The defence counsel, Mr Chukwudi Maduka, who represents the prime suspect, Abdulrahman Bello, did not object to the request, saying that he sympathised with the family despite the ongoing prosecution.
The court consequently ordered the release of Hafsoh’s remains to her family.
Abdulrahman Bello and four others—Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Suleiman Muhydeen, Jamiu Uthman, and AbdulRahman Jamiu—are standing trial on charges of conspiracy and murder of Hafsoh.
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