The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the tragic killing of a final-year student from the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Lawal Yetunde, by a man she connected with on Facebook.
According to a statement released on Saturday in Ilorin by the command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the suspect was tracked and apprehended using the victim’s phone number at his residence in the Offa Garage area of Ilorin.
“The suspect was arrested but initially denied knowing her whereabouts,” the statement read.
“However, during a search of his house by the police, he confessed that she had visited him and allegedly died of an asthma attack. Upon further investigation, police discovered Yetunde’s dismembered body, hidden in a bowl, along with equipment used for the act.”
A family source, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that Yetunde was last seen on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 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.
“On Tuesday, her family reported her missing at Oja-Oba Police Station, Ilorin.
“The police used her phone number to trace her last call, which led them to a suspect, one Abdulrahman, living in the Offa Garage district area of Ilorin,” the source added.