He was arraigned on one count charge of Culpable Homicide punishable with Death, contrary to section 221 of the Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeria.
The court ordered that the suspect be remanded in a correctional facility, Lafia pending formal arraignment on a date to be assigned.
Prior to her gruesome murder, the 24-year-old victim was a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving at Nicon Insurance in Abuja.
Ajayi was nabbed on Sunday, January 12, while trying to dispose Salome’s severed head after killing her and dismembering her body parts.
The suspect was brought to the headquarters of the Nasarawa State Police Command on Tuesday and paraded alongside the knife and machetes he used to commit the crime.
In an interview with journalists, Ajayi admitted to killing her, claiming that it was unplanned and stemmed from feelings of jealousy.
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