A 23-year-old philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayomide Adeleye, has revealed why he killed an 18-year-old female church member, Christiana Idowu.
The incident occurred when Idowu, an Industrial Training student at Yaba College of Technology, visited Adeleye’s residence.
Recounting the ugly incident, Adeleye, now in custody at the Lagos State Police Command Tactical Unit in Ikeja, said, “I killed her because I had financial problems,” he stated, describing how he lured the victim to his home under the pretence of repairing her phone.
“She came to our house around 5pm on the day of the incident and asked me to repair her phone.
“I just grabbed her, applied pressure. She started struggling. She didn’t really shout because I already suppressed her. I then squeezed her throat, and she gave up.
“By 4 am the following day, I woke up, I continued digging. Honestly, I did not close my eyes till daybreak.”
He had contacted the mother of Idowu and told her that her daughter is in "their" custody, making it sounded like he operated as a gang.
Through manipulation and threats, he managed to extort N360,000 from the grieving mother.
“I know for a fact that she didn’t have three million. Even if she did not have that amount, I was ready to collect any amount because I desperately needed money no matter the amount.
“After going back and forth with her, she said she was able to get N350, 000.00 and I gave her a sporty bet account to pay the money in order to avoid being traced,” Adeleye said, narrating the circumstances after demanding three million from the mother.
He mentioned requesting for an additional N10,000, which the mother had said was all she had left.
On how he was captured, Adeleye said, “If I had not uploaded my NIN, it would just be an empty account,” he explained, revealing how his attempt to cover his tracks ultimately led to his arrest.
“But the moment I uploaded my NIN, all my personal details, my location, my address, my name, everything, was already on the sporty bet. The girl’s phone was also with me, they could have traced the location of the phone, that was how they got my location.”
He added, “I regret that I killed her because my mum and her mum were friends.
“I don’t deserve any mercy for what I have done. At the same time, I ask God to forgive me. What I did was totally wrong and I regret it.
“I feel remorseful for what I have done. If there’s any way I could be given a second chance, I want to be given one but I deserve death, honestly. I have been planning to kill myself. While I was in the guard room, I tried to look for any sharp object to cut myself so that I would bleed to death.”
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