Technology has again revealed the face of an alleged evil doer: an Ilorin, Kwara State-based Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Mohad Ballo, who allegedly killed a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, for ritual purposes.
The suspect, who met Yetunde on Facebook, thought he had perfected the dastardly act and the victim’s parents had no cue about where she was.
But all the police needed to do was trace the last call on the student’s phone, which led them to the domain of the alleged criminal.
According to reports, the suspect reportedly lured Yetunde after connecting with her on Facebook and obtaining her phone number.
He was said to have dismembered her body for alleged ritual purposes after the gruesome k!lling.
The Kwara State Police Command, which confirmed the incident, stated that the suspect had been arrested.
Yetunde, a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, was last seen on Monday, February 10, 2025, while attending 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,” a source said.
By Tuesday, Feb. 11, 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 living in the Offa Garage district area of Ilorin.
The suspect was arrested but initially denied knowing her whereabouts.
However, during a search of his house, he confessed that she had visited him and allegedly d!ed of an asthma attack.
Upon further investigation, police discovered Yetunde’s dismembered body, hidden in a bowl, along with equipment used for the act.
Sources suggest this may not be the suspect’s first offence, as police found suspicious tools in his room, indicating a possible pattern of ritual killings.
The Kwara State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the incident, stating: “The Kwara State Police Command is aware of the gruesome killing of one Miss Yetunde H. Lawal. On February 11, 2025, at about 1800 hours, a case of a missing person was reported at C Division Oja-Oba by her father, Mr. Ibrahim A. Lawal.
“Immediately, detectives swung into action, tracked her number, and arrested a suspect. Exhibits were recovered, and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
“Further updates will be communicated as the investigation progresses.”
