Bilikisu Adisa has cried out for justice, accusing her late daughter’s boyfriend of allegedly using her for money rituals in Lagos.
In an emotional interview with Sunday PUNCH, the grieving mother recounted the harrowing events that led to the death of her daughter, Adijat Adisa, who was just 25 years old — vibrant and full of dreams — before her untimely demise under suspicious circumstances.
“I am Adijat’s mother,” Bilikisu began, her voice trembling. “She was born on October 26, 2000. I raised her alone since her primary school days. She graduated from Lagos State University and completed her National Youth Service Corps programme.”
After completing her studies, Adijat secured employment with Pocket Fuel Company in Yaba. However, according to her mother, troubling signs began to emerge, though she was powerless to fully shield her daughter.
“She often spoke with a man on the phone,” Bilikisu recalled tearfully. “I kept pressing her to tell me who he was. He greeted me a few times, and I responded. I asked him to come and meet us, but I only saw him once.”
Bilikisu noticed disturbing changes in her daughter following visits to Sango, Ogun State, where Adijat had been posted for her service year.
“She would come back with scars,” Bilikisu said. “She claimed fraudsters attacked her or that she got injured at work. Concerned, I arranged for her to be reposted to Lagos.”
Despite her worries, Bilikisu said she had cautioned Adijat about the man she was seeing.
“I told her I didn’t trust him. She mentioned he was from the Igbira tribe, and I warned her to stay away from him,” she cried.
Bilikisu last spoke with Adijat during a video call the night before the tragedy.
“She said her boss had asked her to work from home because of the heavy traffic. We talked around 9 p.m. She seemed okay, even chatting with a neighbor nearby,” Bilikisu recounted.
However, her world came crashing down the next morning.
“Her boss called a few minutes before 10 a.m., asking why Adijat hadn’t shown up for work. I tried calling her, but she didn’t answer. I contacted her neighbors, who said they last saw her around midnight,” she said, her voice shaking.
Bilikisu contacted her son for assistance and continued trying to reach Adijat. Meanwhile, the boyfriend also attempted to call her, but she ignored his calls initially, assuming everything was fine.
When she eventually answered, the boyfriend delivered a chilling account.
“He told me Adijat came to his house around midnight and that after a misunderstanding, he wasn’t sure if she fainted,” Bilikisu said, struggling to hold back tears.
Alarmed, she rushed to his residence in Abule Egba, Lagos, with relatives. What she encountered left her devastated.
“People were consoling me outside his house, but I didn’t understand why. As someone in white opened the door, I rushed forward and fainted,” she said.
Upon regaining consciousness, her worst fears were confirmed.
“My daughter was lying lifeless inside. I ran out screaming, ‘My daughter! My daughter!'” she cried.
Officers from Meiran Police Station later arrived and discovered charms scattered around the house and a bucket filled with blood.
“There were horrifying pictures — too terrible to share. Her hand and head bore deep cuts. They hacked my beautiful daughter!” Bilikisu wept.
Unsatisfied with the initial police response, she decided to escalate the matter to Panti Police Station.
“I realised they wanted to cover up the case at Meiran. That’s why I took it to Panti. Nigerians, please help me get justice for Adijat!” she pleaded.
She also said that efforts to reach the suspect’s family had been futile.
“I confronted his family, but they claimed they didn’t know where he was. Their lawyer promised to bring him in two weeks — but he hasn’t appeared,” she said.
According to Bilikisu, the suspect even used her daughter’s phone to call while she was at the police station, pledging to surrender — but he later vanished.
Through her anguish, Bilikisu issued a final appeal:
“I am begging Nigerians to help me. They used my daughter for rituals — the blood was everywhere. She didn’t deserve to die like that. They’re trying to cover it up, but I need justice.”
While police authorities have assured her that justice will be served, Bilikisu urged Nigerians to support her in ensuring that the case is not swept under the carpet.
