The remains of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, who was allegedly murdered by her Facebook lover, Abdulrahman Bello, have been laid to rest.
Hafsoh was buried on Monday at a cemetery in the Zango area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, in accordance with Islamic rites.
The burial followed a court order by a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, which granted the family’s request for the release of her dismembered body.
Hafsoh’s father, Ibrahim Adefalu, confirmed her burial to reporters.
During Monday’s court session, the Kwara State attorney general and commissioner for justice, Ibrahim Sulyman, who is leading the prosecution, urged the court to allow the family to retrieve the deceased’s body for proper burial.
The defence counsel, Chukwudi Maduka, representing the prime suspect, did not oppose the application and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.
Justice Evelyn Adewara subsequently granted the request and ordered the release of the remains to the family.
Hafsoh’s tragic death sparked outrage across the state when it was revealed that she was lured and allegedly killed by Bello, whom she had met on Facebook.
Bello, along with four others, Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Suleiman Muhydeen, Jamiu Uthman and AbdulRahman Jamiu, are standing trial for conspiracy and murder.
The case, continues at the Kwara State High Court as the prosecution seeks justice for the slain student.
