Eight days after gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi was arrested for allegedly butchering his ‘girlfriend,’ Salome Adaidu, his father, Sunday Ajayi has appealed to the Nigerian government for mercy.
This will be the first time the family of the 32-year-old gospel singer has spoken publicly since the incident gained significant attention.
It can be recalled that Timileyin Ajayi was arrested in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, while trying to dispose of the severed head of 24-year-old Salome Adaidu, a Youth Corps member serving in Abuja.
In an interview with Channels TV on Monday, Mr. Ajayi’s father pleaded, saying, ‘I want the government to assist me; let them resolve the matter. I beg. Help me appeal to the people; let them forgive him.”
Mr. Ajayi’s parents and siblings live in the Orozo community, located within the same local government area where he was arrested.
The elderly couple is struggling to come to terms with the devastating incident that has sparked widespread reactions. During the interview, the family clarified that Mr. Ajayi ‘was not an outcast’ and had not been ‘disowned’.
While his father pleaded for leniency, his mother expressed her willingness to let the authorities handle the case. She said, ‘If it were one of my daughters who suffered such a gruesome murder, how would I feel? So, I don’t know; whatever the government decides to do with the case is up to them.”
Meanwhile, the Nigerian police have confirmed that investigations are ongoing, and the Nasarawa State Government has assured the public that justice will prevail.
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Social media users shared their thoughts via the comment section. Some reactions are shown below:
anniehaircollection said, “The mother understands what the victim’s mom is going through😢.”
afa_beauties said, “The mother spoke well … 👌🏾 that his papa most be smokinğ càná.”
michael._u said, “Eyah, father’s love. In that case, e be like Daddy go join him son make we give two of them professional makeup.”
priceless_jt said, “This woman understands what the victim’s mother is going through and may God bless her for her sincerity.”
dmom_official said, “Make sure you arrest the whole family.”
luwa.od said, “Dem suppose probe this father too. This statement just dey vex me since morning.”