By Miracle Ogunde
Mr. Ajayi, gather of the gospel singer, Timileyin Ajay whoi was arrested for allegedly murdering his ‘girlfriend,’ Salome Adaidu, has sought pardon for his son.
In a Channels TV interview on Monday, Mr Ajayi’s father said, “I want the government to help me; let them settle the matter. I plead. Help me beg the people; let them leave him (Timilehin Ajayi).”
It is the first time the 32-year-old gospel singer’s family has spoken publicly since the incident gained widespread attention.
According to reports, the artiste was apprehended in Agwan Sarki Orozo, Nasarawa State, while allegedly attempting to dispose of the severed head of 24-year-old Ms Adaidu, a Youth Corps Member serving in Abuja.
Mr Ajayi’s parents and siblings reside in the Orozo community within the same local government area where their son was nabbed.
During the interview, the family revealed that Mr Ajayi “was not an outcast,” nor was he “disowned.”
While his father pleaded for leniency, his mother expressed willingness to let the government authorities handle the case.
“Today, if it was one of my daughters, they did that (gruesome murder) to. How do I feel? So I don’t know—Anything the government wants to do (with the case) is in their hands,” she stated.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian police have confirmed that investigations are ongoing, and the Nasarawa State Government has assured the public that justice will be served.
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