Hafsoh Lawal: Court orders return of Abdulrahman Bello, four others to DSS custody
Magistrate S.B. Mohammed-led Ilorin Magistrate Court on Thursday, granted an order for Abdulrahman Bello, a suspected killer of a final year student of the Kwara State College of Education Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, and his co-defendants to be returned to the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) for further investigation.
It would be recalled that Abdulrahman Ballo, alongside Ahmed Abdulwasiu, 41, of Zone C, No. 47, Adualere Area, Ilorin, Suleiman Muyideen, 28, a Neolife Business operator, No. 7, Adualere Area, Amilere Milengbe, Ilorin, Jamiu Uthman, 29, a phone repairer from Adualere Area, Ilorin, Abdulrahman Jamiu, 31, a farmer from Elemere Village via Malete, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State were standing trial over their involvement in dismembering Hafsoh Lawal.
It was recently gathered that the suspects, who were previously remanded at the Nigeria Correctional Service facility in Oke-Kura, Ilorin, were reported to have been transferred to the DSS as opposed to speculations that they had been taken to Abuja, as claimed by some media outlets.
The magistrate advised the defendants to seek legal redress if dissatisfied with the court’s decision.
All the defendants were physically present in court with their lawyers except for the principal suspect, Abdulrahman Ballo, who has yet to secure legal representation.
