I have no regret killing her, says gospel singer arrested with severed girlfriend’s head
Ajayi was arrested on January 12 while trying to dispose of Adaidu's severed head after dismembering her body
By Idris Temidayo
Timileyin Ajayi, the 32-year-old gospel singer, arrested for the alleged murder of a 24-year-old corps member, Salome Adaidu, says he has no regrets for his action.
Ajayi was arrested on January 12 while trying to dispose of Adaidu’s severed head after dismembering her body and has been remanded in the custody of the criminal investigation department of the Nasarawa state police Command in Lafia, the state capital.
Adaidu, who was serving in Abuja, was reportedly killed during a visit to Ajayi’s residence in the Papalana area of New Karshi, Karu LGA of the state.
Police paraded the suspect at the command headquarters alongside the knife and machete allegedly used to kill the late corps member.
In an interview with Channels Television, Ajayi said he killed his girlfriend after discovering she has been cheating on him.
“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,” he said.
“She hides most of the things from me most times. I got to know from her phone. I saw her chats with other guys on the phone, that was why I decided.
“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.”
However, the family of the deceased is seeking justice for the murdered corps member.
denied any knowledge of a relationship between her and the suspect.
Esther Adaidu, the victim’s elder sister, said the family was not aware of the relationship between Ajayi and Salome.
“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,” Esther said.
“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.”
Samson Adaji Adaidu, an uncle, who described the gruesome details of the crime, stated the position of the family.
“The position of the family is we discovered this through the Nigeria police, and we are expecting justice from the police,” he said.
