Police nab Herbalist over alleged gruesome killing of final-year student in Ilorin
An Ilorin-based herbalist, Abdulrahman Bello, has been arrested for allegedly murdering Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, for ritual purposes.
Sources revealed that Bello met the victim on Facebook, where they exchanged phone numbers.
Yetunde was last seen on Monday, February 10, 2025, while attending a naming ceremony. She received a call from a friend, stepped aside to answer, and then left.
“Since then, we’ve been searching for her everywhere, but no one knew her whereabouts,” a source disclosed.
By Tuesday, February 11, her family reported her missing at Oja-Oba Police Station, Ilorin.
The police traced her last call using her phone number, leading them to a suspect residing in the Offa Garage area of Ilorin.
Meanwhile, the Kwara State Police Command confirmed the suspect’s arrest.
Reports indicate that Bello dismembered Yetunde’s body for alleged ritual purposes after murdering her.
Initially, he denied any knowledge of her whereabouts. However, after intense interrogation and a search of his residence, he confessed that Yetunde had visited him and allegedly died of an asthma attack.
Further investigation led to the gruesome discovery of Yetunde’s dismembered remains, concealed in a bowl, along with tools used for the act.
Police findings suggest this may not be Bello’s first offence, as several suspicious items were found in his room, pointing to a possible pattern of ritual killings.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kwara State Police Command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, stated:
“The Kwara State Police Command is aware of the gruesome killing of one Miss Yetunde H. Lawal.
On February 11, 2025, at about 1800 hours, a case of a missing person was reported at C Division Oja-Oba by her father, Mr Ibrahim A. Lawal.
“Immediately, detectives swung into action, tracked her number, and arrested a suspect.”
