Seven suspects were arraigned on Monday before the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, over the murder of Mojisola Awesu, a student of the State College of Health Technology, Offa, which occurred last year.
The court could not hear their pleas because the two principal accused persons were not represented in court.
Justice Ibrahim Yusuf ordered that the principal accused persons, Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole, be remanded in a correctional facility while the case was adjourned till the 24th of this month for the proper arraignment of the accused persons.
Our reporter recalled that the deceased, Awesu, was reportedly lured to Ilorin by Adebayo and Kolawole and later murdered before her corpse was dumped at a dumpsite in Ilorin.
The Guardian Newspaper reported that Adebayo and Kolawole are the prime suspects accused of conspiring and causing the death of Awesu on the 9th of August, 2024.
Adebayo and his parents, Adebayo Adeniyi and Bukola Adeniyi, were accused of conspiring to cause the disappearance and destruction of evidence, punishable under the Penal Code Law of Kwara State, 2006.
Also, Adeoye Adeola, Lawal Aminat, and Peter Bulus were accused of conspiring and dumping the corpse of Awesu at a dumpsite along Wara Road, Ilorin, an offense punishable under the Kwara State Prohibition of Dealing in Human Parts Law, 2018.