A 32-year-old gospel singer, Timileyin Ajayi, has admitted to killing his alleged girlfriend, Salome Eleojo Adaidu, over alleged infidelity.
Ajayi, who has been remanded in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Nasarawa State Police Command in Lafia, was accused of murdering the 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member.
Salome was serving at Nicon Insurance in Abuja and was killed during a visit to Ajayi’s residence in New Karshi, Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.
The suspect was paraded at the Nasarawa State Police Command headquarters on Tuesday, alongside the knife and machetes allegedly used in the crime.
Appearing frail from injuries inflicted by a mob before his arrest, Ajayi confessed during an exclusive interview with our Channels that the killing was not premeditated.
“I killed her because we don’t have each other all the time, it’s not something I planned. It happened on that day and it happened. Not that I have the plan in mind, she was cheating. She hides most of the things from me most time. I got to know from her phone. I saw her chats with other guys on the phone, that was why I decided,” he said.
When asked if he regretted his actions, he said, “No. I don’t have any regrets because life is reciprocal, that is what I thought. If you must do something to someone, you have to be reciprocal with that person. You have to understand what that person is going through so that you can actually put yourself in the position that the person is going through, that is why I don’t have any regrets because we were actually compatible,” he explained.
However, Salome’s family refuted any claims of a relationship between her and the suspect. Her elder sister, Esther Adaidu, described Ajayi as a stranger to the family and demanded justice.
“This so-called Timi guy, we don’t know him. We have never seen him until we were called up to tell us that this guy murdered and dismembered our sister. I demand and need justice to be served to this guy sitting over there because he is the one that murdered my sister and he confirmed it to me,” she said.
