Sympathisers wept uncontrollably and curses rained heavily on Monday when the remains of the final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal who was allegedly murdered by her supposed Facebook boyfriend, AbdulRahman Bello, were finaly laid to rest.
According to Vanguard, Lawal’s remains were on Monday interred at a cemetery in the Sango area of Ilorin, the state capital, according to Islamic rites.
Father of the deceased, Ibrahim Lawal, confirmed the burial of his daughter.
The burial took place after the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin ordered the release of her dismembered parts to her family.
The family on Monday requested the High Court to release Lawal’s remains for burial.
Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ibrahim Sulyman, who is leading the prosecution team in the murder case, made the request during the continuation of hearing on the matter.
The defence counsel, Chukwudi Maduka, who represents the first prime suspect, AbdulRahman Bello, did not object to the request, noting that he sympathised with the family despite the ongoing prosecution.
The court consequently ordered the release of Lawal’s remain to her family.
AbdulRahman Bello and four others — Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Suleiman Muhydeen, Jamiu Uthman and AbdulRahman Jamiu — are standing trial on the charges of conspiracy and murder.
