FOUR SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED IN CONNECTION WITH MURDER OF FEMALE STUDENT IN KWARA

Other suspects charged along with Happiness were his parents, Adebayo Adeniyi (51) and Bukola Adeniyi (49) as well as an accomplice, 24 year old Timileyin Kolawole.

They were charged before the Court for alleged Criminal conspiracy, Culpable Homicide, Theft, False personation, and causing disappearance of evidence contrary to sections 97, 221, 287, 179 and 167 of the Penal code law and Computer related frauds contrary to sections 14(2) (3), 22 (2) (3) of Cybercrime prevention and prohibition law 2015.

The prosecution led by Isaac Yakub ASP told the Court that on August 14,2024, one Blessing Ogungbenro reported at Offa Police station that her roommate, Awesu Mojisola, a graduating student of Kwara state College of Health Technology, Offa was missing since Friday, August 9,2024 when she told her that she received a phone call from one Kolawola Timileyin’ .

The prosecutor continued that Kolawole Timilehin connected her to one Adebayo Joshua Happiness ‘m a final year student of Summit University Offa Kwara State who requested Mojisola to follow him to his sign out party holding at Whitefield hotel, Ilorin for a fee of N15,000.

“Awesu Mojisola later accepted the offer and left Offa to meet up with Adebayo Joshua Happiness at Ilorin later and that while Awesu Mojisola was with Adebayo Joshua Happiness, she complained of being uncomfortable with Adebayo Joshua Happiness in the Hotel room that she was lodged because Adebayo Joshua Happiness was smoking Hemp.

“Thereafter, Awesu Mojisola’s phone suddenly became unreachable and her whereabouts becomes unknown adding that immediate Police action led to the arrest of Adebayo Joshua Happiness who was fingered in the sudden disappearance of Awesu Mojisola.”

He said further that, “During investigation it was revealed that Adebayo Joshua Happiness had deliberately lured Awesu Mojisola from Offa to Ilorin on the pretext of inviting her for a joint sign-out party of Summit and Al-Hikma Universities purported to be holding at Whitefield Hotel but it was fake.