{"id":150969,"date":"2025-02-16T12:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T11:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/suspected-ritualist-kills-girlfriend-in-kwara-dismembers-body"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:19:57","slug":"suspected-ritualist-kills-girlfriend-in-kwara-dismembers-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/suspected-ritualist-kills-girlfriend-in-kwara-dismembers-body","title":{"rendered":"Suspected ritualist kills girlfriend in Kwara, dismembers body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A suspected ritualist has allegedly killed and dismembered his girlfriend\u2019s body, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, was said to have been killed by her boyfriend whom she met on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect after the gruesome killing, also dismembered her body for alleged ritual purposes.<\/p>\n<p>However, police authorities in Kwara State said the suspected killer has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that Yetunde, who was at a naming ceremony when she received a call from a friend, went missing on Monday, February 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Kwara State Police Command said investigations were ongoing over the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The police also said that immediately after the issue was reported, their detectives swung into action, tracked her number and arrested a suspect, adding that exhibits were recovered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A suspected ritualist has allegedly killed and dismembered his girlfriend\u2019s body, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education. The victim, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, was said to have been killed by her boyfriend whom she met on social media. 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