The Kwara State Police Command apprehended 29-year-old Abdulrahman Bello on Saturday on suspicion of murdering Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student at the Kwara State College of Education.
It was said that on February 10, 2025, Bello called 25-year-old Lawal after connecting with her on Facebook and inviting her to his home.
Sources claim that Lawal was slain and dismembered by the suspect at a place in Ganmo, which is outside of the state capital of Ilorin.
Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the state’s police public relations officer, told The Intercept that an investigation had been launched after verifying the occurrence.
She said, “The Kwara Police Command is aware of the gruesome killing of one Miss Yetunde H. Lawal. On 11/02/2025 at about 1800 hours, a case of a missing person was reported at C Division, Oja-Oba, by her father, Ibrahim A. Lawal.
“Immediately, police detectives swung into action, tracked her number, and arrested a suspect. Exhibits were recovered, and the case was transferred yesterday to the SCID for discreet investigations.”
Sources revealed that Lawal was last seen on February 10, 2025, after leaving a naming ceremony, during which she received a phone call, suspected to be from Bello.
The sources added that Lawal’s caller was tracked and identified as Bello, who lived at Offa Garage, a distinct area of Ilorin.
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A source said, “The suspect was arrested. He initially denied knowledge of Yetunde’s (Lawal) whereabouts but later confessed after police searched his house. He claimed she was in his house and had died from an asthma attack. However, the police later discovered Yetunde’s dismembered body parts in a bowl.
“They met on Facebook, where the suspect obtained Yetunde’s phone number before inviting her to his house.”
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