By Newscount
A 23-year-old philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayomide Adeleye, has revealed the chilling details behind the murder of Christiana Idowu. According to a Vanguard report on Sunday, Adeleye, now in custody at the Lagos State Police Command Tactical Unit in Ikeja, admitted to killing Idowu due to financial difficulties.
“I killed her because I had financial problems,” he stated, describing how he lured the victim to his home under the pretence of repairing her phone. The incident occurred when Idowu, an Industrial Training student at Yaba College of Technology, visited Adeleye’s residence. She came to our house around 5pm on the day of the incident and asked me to repair her phone, ”Adeleye recounted.
He then detailed the horrific moment of the murdered, stating, “I just grabbed her, applied pressure. She started struggling. She didn’t really shout because I already suppressed her. I then squeezed her throat, and she gave up. ”He described digging a shallow grave behind his compound and burying Idowu’s body in the early hours of the morning. “By 4 am the following day, I woke up, I continued digging. Honestly, I did not close my eyes till daybreak,” he said. In a cruel twist, Adeleye then contacted Idowu’s mother, demanding ransom.
“The first thing I said to her was, ‘Hello, madam. we have your daughter,” he said. Narrating the circumstances after demanding three million from the mother, Adeleye said, “I know for a fact that she didn’t have three million. Even if she did not have that amount, I was ready to collect any amount because I desperately needed money no matter the amount.
After going back and forth with her, she said she was able to get N350, 000.00 and I gave her a sporty bet account to pay the money in order to avoid being traced.” Adeleye’s capture came through tracing his SportyBet account, where he had uploaded his National Identification Number. “I regret that I killed her because my mum and her mum were friends” he stated.
