Ayomide Adeleye, a 23-year-old philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, has disclosed the horrifying details surrounding the death of Christiana Idowu, an 18-year-old female church member.
Adeleye, who is currently being held at the Lagos State Police Command Tactical Unit in Ikeja, reportedly confessed to killing Idowu because of financial difficulties.
“I killed her because I had financial problems,” he stated, describing how he lured the victim to his home under the pretence of repairing her phone.
The incident occurred when Idowu, an Industrial Training student at Yaba College of Technology, visited Adeleye’s residence.
“She came to our house around 5pm on the day of the incident and asked me to repair her phone,” Adeleye recounted.
The horrifying moment of the murder was then described by him, saying, “I just grabbed her and applied pressure.” She started struggling. She didn’t really shout because I already suppressed her. I then squeezed her throat, and she gave up.”
Following the murder, Adeleye embarked on a macabre plan to dispose of the body and extort money from the victim’s mother.
He described digging a shallow grave behind his compound and burying Idowu’s body in the early hours of the morning.
“By 4 am the following day, I woke up, I continued digging. Honestly, I did not close my eyes till daybreak,” he said.
In a cruel twist, Adeleye then contacted Idowu’s mother, demanding ransom.
“The first thing I said to her was, ‘Hello, madam. we have your daughter,’” he said.
Through manipulation and threats, he managed to extort N360,000 from the grieving mother.
Narrating the circumstances after demating three million from the mother, Adeleye said, “I know for a fact that she didn’t have three million. I was prepared to take any amount from her, even if she did not have it, since I was in dire need of money.
“After exchanging messages with her, she claimed to have obtained N350, 000.00. I provided her with a sporty bet account so she could transfer the funds without being detected.”
He continued by saying that the mother had told him that was all she had left when he later asked for an additional N10,000.
Adeleye’s National Identity Number was uploaded to his SportyBet account, which allowed investigators to track him down.
“It would just be an empty account if I had not uploaded my NIN,” he said, explaining how his attempt to hide his tracks finally resulted in his arrest.
However, as soon as I uploaded my NIN, the sporty bet already had all of my personal information, including my name, address, and location. He continued, “The girl’s phone was also with me; they could have tracked the phone’s location to find my location.
Adeleye expressed regret, saying, “I regret that I killed her because my mom and her mom were friends.”
“I do not deserve any mercy for what I have done,” he continued. At the same time, I ask God to forgive me. What I did was totally wrong and I regret it.
“I feel remorseful for what I have done. If there’s any way I could be given a second chance, I want to be given one but I deserve death, honestly. I have been planning to kill myself. While I was in the guard room, I tried to look for any sharp object to cut myself so that I would bleed to death.”
Published by Ejoh Caleb
