Almost four months after he allegedly murdered Miss Augusta Oseodion Onuwabhagbe, his Lead City University undergraduate girlfriend, Best Nnanyereugo Benjamin has been arrested in Sierra Leone, the country he ran to after the dastard act.
The Lagos State Police Command had declared Benjamin wanted on October 10, 2023 following the killing of his alleged girlfriend on July 13, 2023. He was arrested at a club in Freetown by Sierra Leonean police on Friday. The suspect is currently being detained in Freetown while awaiting extradition to Nigeria to face his crime.
Sources close to the police in Freetown said that the suspect ran away after committing the crime with the phone of his victim.
“The suspect has been active on his social media handles since he ran out of the country to escape arrest.”
The source, however, added that a good Samaritan in Sierra Leone who noticed the activities of the suspect on social media contacted the mother of the deceased and informed her of the development. “The mother reached out to her lawyer, Chief Femi Falana (SAN) who assisted the family to contact the Sierra Leonean police authorities.
“When it was confirmed that he had fled the country the Lagos State Police commissioner, Mr Idowu Ohonbunwa directed the Lagos State Police Command to declare him wanted. Best was declared wanted on October 10, 2023.
“The Sierra Leonean police immediately commenced a manhunt for Best Nnanyereugo Benjamin. The mother of the deceased dispatched a family member to Freetown who was able to work with the police,” he stated
The source added, “Luck however, ran out of the suspect and he was arrested yesterday at a club in Freetown and is currently being detained to await extradition.
“The suspect had changed his name to Kanu Princeton Samuel and secured a Sierra Leonean passport on the 28th July 2023, 15 days after he had murdered Augusta.”
According to the source, Augusta was 21, when she was gruesomely killed by the suspect who claimed to be a real estate executive.
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