Gospel Singer Arrested with Severed Corps Member’s Head in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested gospel singer Timilehin Ajayi, who is accused of killing and dismembering his 24-year-old girlfriend, Salome Enejo, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), for suspected ritual purposes.

According to the command’s spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, Enejo, a corps member serving in Abuja, was brutally murdered by the suspect. Ajayi was apprehended by churchgoers on Sunday in Orozo, a community bordering the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa State, after he was found carrying a polybag containing the severed head of Enejo.

In an interview on Monday, the church’s Bible Study Teacher and General Secretary, Caleb Umaru, explained that a member had noticed Ajayi acting suspiciously near a river.

He claimed that the member alerted others after noticing Ajayi throw a bag into the river. The bag was later retrieved, and it was found to contain the severed head of his girlfriend, Enejo. This discovery prompted the churchgoers to apprehend Ajayi and hand him over to the authorities.

Umaru said, “It was just before the end of the service, around 11 a.m., during the final pledge and prayers. A church member, Brother Victor, opened his eyes during the prayers and noticed someone walking suspiciously by the river near the church, carrying a bag. His movements caught Victor’s attention, prompting him to call over Brother Amos to take notice as well.

“When he saw them, he threw a black nylon bag into the river, and when they enquired from him what he threw into the river, he said nothing. After many questions that he didn’t answer, they left him and went back but didn’t go into the church.”

Umaru revealed that the suspect tried to flee when repeatedly asked to open the bag. However, he was chased down and apprehended in a nearby farm area before being handed over to the police, who arrived just in time.

Umaru explained that a motorcyclist, who had transported Ajayi with the sack, enlisted the help of three others to confront him. The four men approached Ajayi, demanding that he retrieve the bag he had thrown into the river.

Nansel confirmed that the suspect was rescued from being mobbed by an angry crowd that had caught him with the severed head. He further revealed that a subsequent investigation led to the discovery of the rest of the mutilated body inside the suspect’s apartment.

“The suspect was found with a fresh human head, and when we got to the scene, we rescued him from being mobbed by the ones who accosted him.

“During the investigation at his place of residence, we found two sacks filled with the victim’s dismembered body. The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Salome Enejo; her parents have been contacted and have identified her. She is a National Youth Service Corps member, serving in Abuja.

“The suspect is currently receiving medical treatment at a hospital; he was injured when we rescued him. A thorough investigation has commenced,” Nansel added.