A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has ordered the remand of seven suspects involved in the murder of Mojisola Awesu, a female student from the state’s College of Health Technology in Offa. The order was given on Monday by Justice Ibrahim Yusuf, who directed the suspects to be held in a correctional facility.
The decision followed the absence of legal counsel for the 5th, 6th, and 7th defendants, while the lawyers for the 1st and 4th defendants were also absent during the previous hearing on February 3, 2025. At that time, only the prime suspects, Adebayo Joshua Happiness and Timileyin Kolawole, had been remanded in the facility.
Justice Yusuf, expressing dissatisfaction with the continued absence of legal representation, ruled that all seven defendants should be remanded in custody until the next adjournment on March 4, 2025.
Adebayo Joshua Happiness and Timileyin Kolawole are accused of conspiring to kill Mojisola Awesu on August 9, 2024. In addition to these charges, Happiness and his parents, Adebayo Adeniyi and Bukola Adeniyi, face accusations of conspiracy and destruction of evidence, in violation of the Kwara State Penal Code Law of 2006.
Other defendants—Adeoye Adeola, Lawal Aminat, and Peter Bulus—are accused of conspiring to dump Mojisola’s body at a dumpsite along Wara Road in Ilorin. This act is considered a criminal offense under the Kwara State Prohibition of Dealing in Human Parts Law, 2018.
Mojisola had been invited by the prime suspect, Adebayo Joshua Happiness, to attend a graduation send-off party at a hotel in Ilorin before she was tragically murdered.
