A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of Salome Adaidu.
It could be recalled that Adaidu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps, was found murdered with severed body, a crime that was linked to the gospel musician, Ajayi.
He faced a single charge of culpable homicide, in violation of Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, which prescribes the death penalty.
Justice Simon Aboki, who delivered the judgment, found Ajayi guilty of murdering and dismembering Adaidu.
It could be recalled that he had invited the victim to his house before carrying out the dastardly act.
The development drew outrage after he was nabbed.