MILD DRAMA IN ILORIN MAGISTRATE COURT DURING ABDULRAHMAN RITUAL KILLING CASE 07-03-25
By Sadiq Aminu There was a mild drama in an Ilorin magistrate court when Abdulrahman Ballo, the suspected murderer of Hafsoh Lawal along with his accomplices appeared before the court presided by Magistrate S B Mohammed
The suspects are facing a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, possession of human parts and armed robbery.
When the case came up, no legal representation was announced for Abdulrahman while other suspects had their counsel.
Chief State Counsel Issa Zakari who appeared for the State told the court that Legal Advice from the State Attorney General had been obtained and all the suspects have a case to answer.
He therefore requested that the case be transferred to the State High Court for prosecution.
However in a dramatic turn of event, the Principal Suspect Abdulrahman Ballo sought the permission of the court to speak and it was granted by the magistrate.
Abdulrahman informed the court that the other suspects were unaware of the crime which he said he committed all alone and appealed to the court to release them.
The suspect Abdulrahman told the court that when the deceased came to his House, she said she was hungry and he asked her to cook but changed his mind and went to get food which they both ate before they had sex and she died in the process.
He further told the court that out of fear,he decided to cut her body into pieces, packed the dismembered parts and dumped them in a public dustbin which the police had since recovered.
The suspect explained further that the only part that was discovered in his house was her hands which he was yet to dispose of because he was afraid and ran out of the house since the day of the incident.
The suspect who claimed that the crime was his first told the court that it was a spirit that pushed him into committing the crime
Magistrate S.B. Mohammed in her ruling acknowledged receipt of the Legal Advice for the transfer of the case to the High Court which has jurisdiction for the trial of the accused persons and thereafter adjourned the case to the twentieth of March for further hearing.