The father of the slain 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Christiana Idowu, has demanded the whereabouts of her daughter’s alleged killer 23-year-old Ayomide Adeleye, as the case seems to be stalled.
Recall that Idowu was reported by her family members to have gone missing on August 19, 2024 after setting out to the Yaba area of Lagos, where she does her IT.
The killer, Ayomide, a 200-level student of Philosophy at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, had contacted her family members, demanding N1.5m. However, her family could only raise N350,000 and paid the sum on August 22.
He was subsequently arrested after the military tracked the suspect to his house and found Idowu’s phone with him. The Lagos State Police Command had also confirmed that Adeleye was handed over by the Nigerian Army.
Speaking in a video that surfaced on social media on Sunday, Christiana’s father, Oluwafemi Idowu, expressed frustration over the lack of progress in the case.
“It’s getting to a year now and the boy was arrested in police custody. I’ve not heard anything concerning the case. My daughter, she’s all that brilliant and I want you Nigerians to come to my aid. Please, I’m helpless, I’m in the dark. I can’t just allow a girl just to go like that,” he said.
He also raised concerns that the suspect might have been released and urged the public not to forget his daughter’s case.
Reacting to the video, Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, clarified that Adeleye remains in custody.
Hundeyin referred to a January 2025 statement by the Nigerian Correctional Service, which confirmed that the suspect was duly remanded pending advice from the Department of Public Prosecution.
“The suspect has not been released. The matter is with the Department of Public Prosecution, as confirmed by the Correctional Service,” he said.
