Recall Slain US-Nigerian Activst, Toyin Salau? This Is How Court Gets Her Justice

A US court sentenced one Aaron Glee to life imprisonment for the murder of Nigerian-American activist, Toyin Salau in 2020.

He was sentenced on Friday by Leon County Judge Frank Allman after an emotional morning of statements read aloud by the family of the victims.

Salau’s family members fought through tears as they read statements to the judge. My life changed forever that day, and nothing has been the same,” one family member said.

Another remembered Salau’s kind heart, noting “she would always say ‘don’t judge people by their looks, because you don’t know their story. She’s with the lord Jesus Christ…and she’s smiling down that justice has been served today.”

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Salau, a Tallahassee community college student who participated in Black Lives Matter protests, went missing just days before Sims, a community volunteer who had worked for several state agencies before retirement, did.

Glee reportedly tied Salau up and imprisoned her for several days. He admitted to sexually assaulting her numerous times before deciding to kill her. Later, Glee raided Sims’ home and kidnapped her too.

Police found the women at Glee’s disheveled home after tracing Sims’ phone. Sims’ body was found inside a bedroom under a bloody sheet; Salau’s body was found under a pile of leaves in the woods behind his house.

Glee, 52, was set to plead guilty in January but announced he wanted to have a trial. He later pleaded guilty in June to first-degree murder and kidnapping, agreeing to life behind bars without prosecutors pursuing the death penalty.

Judge Allman sentenced the suspect to two consecutive life sentences for two counts of m¥rder in the first degree.

He was also sentenced to another life sentence for one count of kidnapping, 15 years in prison for one count of s£x¥al batt£ry, and an additional five years for felony batt£ry, court records show.

It would be recalled that in June 2020, Salau was found dead days after she made tweets revealing she had been molested by Glee.