Afrobeats sensation Ayra Starr has strongly condemned the tragic killing of Idowu Christianah, a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), calling for swift justice.
The incident has shocked many and reignited conversations about violence against women in Nigeria.
Christianah, who was undertaking her industrial training at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), was abducted while traveling between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos.
What started as a routine journey soon turned into a horrific crime, as she was kidnapped and later found to have been murdered by her abductor.
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Ayra Starr, known not only for her music but also for speaking out on social issues, took to her X (formerly Twitter) platform to demand justice.
She wrote: “Stop killing us! Stop raping us! Women deserve better #JusticeForChristianah.”
The outrage online quickly turned into a movement. The hashtag #JusticeForChristianah began trending on Nigeria’s X platform, with over 105,000 posts at the time of this report.
Many Nigerians, both celebrities and citizens, joined in to demand justice for the young student and to raise awareness about the growing threat of violence against women in the country.
Investigations led to the arrest of the prime suspect, a 23-year-old man named Ayomide Adeleye, who was apprehended at his parents’ house in Ikorodu.
Police reportedly found significant evidence linking him to the crime, including Christianah’s phone and details of ransom transactions on his device.
In a statement, the Lagos State Police Command confirmed that the 9th Brigade of the Nigerian Army had handed over Adeleye to the authorities on September 5, 2024, at around 2:00 PM. “23-year-old Ayomide Adeleye has been handed over to @LagosPoliceNG by 9 Brigade @HQNigerianArmy,” read the official post on the police’s X account.
Ayra Starr’s post on X has further awoken mixed comments from both genders, with a majority of the men lamenting over the generalization of the content against them, yet supporting the #justiceforchristianah movement, and the women sending strong waves of support for Christianah and reigniting calls for justice for victims of feminine gender-based violence in Nigeria.
