Female student ‘hired’ to act as girlfriend for N15,000 found dead in Kwara

Mojisola Awesu, a student at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, was discovered dead at a refuse dump in the Aleniboro neighbourhood of Ilorin, the state capital.

Awesu was reportedly hired by a friend to serve as a girlfriend for a private university student at a party for N15,000.

DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the Kwara Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.

According to the PPRO, a resident of the neighbourhood reported that a corpse was spotted by some labourers at a refuse dump in the region on August 12, prompting police officers to visit the scene and recover the body, which was identified as Awesu Mojisola.

She went on to say that on August 13, Miss Blessing, who claimed to be the deceased’s roommate, filed a missing-person report.

According to Ejire-Adeyemi, Miss Mojisola received a phone call from Miss Timileyin on August 9, informing her about an event arranged by Summit University and Al-Hikmah University students in Ilorin.

“Miss Timileyin introduced Mojisola to one Mr Adebayo Happiness, a student of Summit University, who allegedly invited her to the night party under the pretence of having her act as his girlfriend for a fee of N15,000.00.

“Upon her arrival in Ilorin, Miss Mojisola informed her roommate that she felt uncomfortable in the hotel she was lodged by Adebayo Happiness and noted that there was no party at the said location.

“Shortly after this communication, her phone was switched off and all subsequent efforts by Miss Blessing to reach her were unsuccessful.”

The police spokesperson also stated that some suspects have been apprehended in connection with the incident and are currently being investigated.