A Nasarawa State High Court has remanded an acclaimed gospel singer, Timilehin Ajayi, at a correctional facility over the killing of his 24-year old girlfriend, Salome Enejo.
Ajayi is being charged with culpable homicide as he was arraigned on Monday at the High Court of Justice, Lafia before Justice Simon Aboki.
The state Counsel, Stanley Ifeanyi, told the court that Ajayi killed Enejo, a member of the National Youth Service Corps, in the FCT.
Ifeanyi said that the offence violated Section 221 of the Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeria, and was punishable with death.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The presiding judge, Justice Simon Aboki, remanded Ajayi at the Lafia Custodial Centre, and adjourned the case to March 17, 2025 for a hearing.
He pledged to give the case an accelerated hearing because of its seriousness and sensitive nature.
