Adebayo Adeyemi, a student of in Ogun State, has allegedly slaughtered his girlfriend, Mercy, in a twisted bid to reclaim his phone, which he said was seized by the girlfriend.
Adeyemi, who studies at a private health technology institution, went to drastic measures after accusing Mercy of taking his phone due to an alleged affair with another girl.
The saga, which began in September 2023, escalated when Adeyemi returned to confront Mercy in January, enlisting assistance of his friend, Michael.
The disturbing events happened as they forced a driver into taking them, claiming they were heading to a police station.
Instead, they diverted to a bush, where Adeyemi purportedly confronted Mercy.
The confrontation turned violent, resulting in Adeyemi allegedly slaughtering Mercy with a knife.
In a confessional interview with The Nigerian Tribune, Adeyemi claimed a possession-like anger overcame him during the confrontation, leading to his act of murder.
“Last year, my girlfriend, Mercy, a fellow student, took my phone on September 2, 2023, and didn’t return it. When I saw her one-on-one, I asked her to give me my phone, but she refused to do so. I went for practical in Lagos State on September 4, and on my return this year, I went to her again but she was just dodging me until I asked people to help get in touch with her.
“I went to where she was residing and asked her again to give me my phone. She didn’t respond. I told a man living in the same house with her that I would take her to a police station where she would give me the phone. She agreed with me on that.
“I asked the man, who was attending the same church with my friend, Michael, to give me his car key for me to drive to the station but he said he would not give me the key but would drive us there. I knew him through that friend who is also a student in my school.
“On our way, I decided not to go to the police station and asked him to drop us by a bush. It was that my friend whom I had initially told of taking my ex-girlfriend to police station who said I should take her to the bush and torture her into submission.
“We were six in the car, including me, Mercy, Mercy’s friend, Michael, the driver and one other student who was going to school. The driver dropped us by a bush side and left with the student. On getting into the bush, I asked Mercy to sit on the ground. Michael and her friend were with us.
“I started questioning Mercy on what I did to her that warranted her taking my phone. At last, she told me that I offended her by cheating on her and ditching her for another girl, which made her seize my phone. I asked for the phone and she said that she had given it to someone, promising to buy me another one.
“After that, I held her on the neck and started cuddling her and told her that what she just told me was what I had been waiting to hear from her. I was telling her that she f****d up and other things. That was how she picked something from the ground and hit me on the head with it.
“I became so mad at her that I didn’t know when I was possessed by a spirit. I hit her head with a big stick and she fell and died. She told me she was 20 years old when we were dating.”
