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Abdulrahmon Bello, an Islamic cleric, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the gruesome murder and mutilation of Hafsoh Lawal. The verdict was delivered by Justice Hannah Ajayi of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Abdulrahmon Bello, an Islamic cleric, to death by hanging over the gruesome murder and mutilation of Hafsoh Lawal, a 24-year-old final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin.
On Monday, February 10, 2025, Hafsoh Lawal went missing after receiving a phone call during a naming ceremony she attended with her friends. Upon careful investigation by the police, her body was discovered in the house of the Islamic cleric, Abdulrahmon Bello, who confessed to killing her for money rituals.
On July 31, 2025, Justice Hannah Ajayi of the Kwara State High Court delivered a verdict in the murder case. Describing the act as ‘wicked and cruel’, Justice Hannah found Abdulrahmon guilty and sentenced him to death by hanging.
Earlier this month, DOHS reported that 88 women were killed in just six months. Femicide is a pressing issue in Nigeria that denies women the right to life. NFM report more of the cases here.
