Nigerians on social media are mourning the death of a woman who was allegedly beheaded by a man reported to be her boyfriend in Nasarawa state.

Police arrested a gospel singer, on Sunday with the severed head of his victim, 24-year-old Salome Adaidu, near a church.

He has since revealed that he beheaded her to end their relationship after she asked for N3000 and he told her he didn’t have it.

He is alleged to have been carrying the head in a bag which drew attention from other people who accosted him before police took over and arrested him.

Other dismembered parts of the deceased’s body were alleged to be have been recovered later in his home.