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Details Of How Police Arrested Gospel Singer Who Beheaded His Girlfriend During Church Service

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The police in Nassarawa State have confirmed the arrest of a gospel singer, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, in Orozo, a border community between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and Nasarawa State, after being found with a decapitated head in a black nylon bag during a church service on Sunday.

The incident is said to have occurred during a Thanksgiving service marking the end of a seven-day fast at the church.

According to the church’s Bible Study Teacher and General Secretary, Caleb Umaru, the suspect’s actions were first noticed by a member, Brother Victor, who saw Ajayi moving suspiciously near a nearby river.

Victor alerted another member, Brother Amos, and they approached Ajayi, who was seated at the back of the church.

The Nassarawa State police spokesperson Rahman Nansel said the suspect was nabbed on Sunday and also narrated how Mr Ajayi met his Waterloo.

Mr Nansel said, ‘‘What happened was that yesterday (Sunday), on the evening of 11th January 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a motorcyclist transporting one Oluwatimileyin Ajayi from Akwanga Angbaku near Cajaah Estate in New Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, noticed blood dripping from the suspect’s luggage.

“Alarmed by the discovery, the motorcyclist raised an alarm, drawing the attention of a nearby crowd.

An angry mob descended on the suspect, but the police, acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, swiftly intervened and rescued him from being lynched.

“The suspect, who sustained injuries, was taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention. A subsequent investigation led the authorities to execute a search warrant at his residence.

During the search, the remains of a young woman, later identified as 24-year-old Eleojo Salome Adaidu, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member staying and serving in Nyanya, FCT Abuja, were recovered.

The Commissioner of Police has since ordered a thorough investigation, which remains ongoing,” the PRO stated.

In a now-viral video, Mr Ajayi, famous for his 2020 single, reportedly admitted to the crime and said that the rest of the victim’s body was at his residence while interrogated by members of the community.

Hours after his arrest, news quickly spread, and Nigerians quickly discovered his TikTok page, called caesar.t, where he portrayed himself as a content creator.

In one of his content videos, which was essentially motivational, Mr Ajayi claimed that the concept of “village people”—a term used to refer to spiritual powers believed to come from one’s lineage—was “unfounded” and “baseless.”

In response, netizens flooded the comment section, sarcastically suggesting that his “village people had now truly caught up with him.”

Others reacted to a video of him hitting a punching bag, commenting that he was practicing for the act of allegedly “killing his girlfriend.”

Also, checks showed that the singer released the ‘God of the Earth’ album in 2020.

Mr Ajayi said about the song, “I once doubted the existence of God until God strategically restored me to Himself and then gave me this song to proclaim his sovereignty’’.