Father of Yetunde Lawal, Alhaji Ibrahim Lawal has said that Yetunde who was his second daughter was murdered for ritual purposes, adding that the horn, black soap and charms recovered by the Police from the room of the suspect clearly gave the indication.
Alhaji Lawal spoke with journalists on Saturday on the sideline of the Special prayers organised for the repose of the soul of the murdered Yetunde Lawal
The prayer session was held on Saturday at Adefalu Compound, Ojuekun area, Ilorin in Ilorin West local government area of Kwara state for the repose of her soul amidst calls for justice by concerned Nigerians over her murder.
Miss Yetunde Lawal,who was attending a naming ceremony by her friend, was reportedly called by the Facebook friend who allegedly murdered her for ritual purposes.
The prayer session conveyed by Muslim leaders in Ojuekun/ Sarumi area was led by Imam Alabidun, a popular Islamic scholar in the area.
Imam Alabidun who prayed Allah to grant rest to the deceased also urged the parents to accept the death of Hafsat as the wish of Allah.
He also prayed Allah to reward the perpetrators of the act with the right judgement adding that “those who committed the act of ending the life of Hafsat will face the wrath of God in this earth and the world beyond.”
Alhaji Ibrahim Lawal,father of the deceased,speaking with reporters shortly after the prayers, said that the deceased was resident in the family compound adding that she recently secured a teaching job in a private Nursery/Primary school in the area.
“She returned from her job at about 12.30pm on Monday and went to attend the naming ceremony of one of her friends also in this area when she informed her friends that she was going to visit a friend.
“We didn’t see her return on that day and she didn’t sleep at home. We reported at Oja-Oba Police station on Tuesday that she was missing from home after 24 hours adding that the tracking of her phone revealed that she was called on phone by the suspect who later confessed that he murdered her.
“Some of the items which included horn, black soap and charms recovered by the Police from the room apartment of the suspect clearly showed that Hafsat who is my second daughter was murdered for ritual purpose”, the father of the deceased said.
Lawal who said that he didn’t know the suspect as the boyfriend of Hafsat said that the boy that I know was dating her was preparing to come to his family to ask her hand in marriage.
He continued, “About fifteen days ago, I told her to tell the boy I know as her boyfriend to bring his family to our family to formalize their marriage.’
Asked what he wanted the government to do on the matter, the father said that all he wanted was justice so that people can learn lessons from the incident and the society would be at rest.
“I want to appeal to the Nigeria Police Force not only in Kwara state but the entire country and to our father, the Emir of Ilorin to carry out the investigation transparently so that Justice would be seen to have been done in this matter so that people would learn lessons and the society would be free of undesirable elements”, he said.
Yetunde who recently completed her
The victim was allegedly murdered on Tuesday at the rented apartment of the son of Islamic Teacher in Ilorin, Kwara state.
The 29 year-old suspect allegedly called Yetunde on phone while she was attending a naming ceremony of one of her friends at Ojuekun area on Monday for a visit.
He allegedly murdered her and lied to the Police that she died of Asthma before confessing that she was murdered.
