Police extradite Killaboi from Qatar over ‘murder’ of girlfriend

Police extradite Killaboi from Qatar over ‘murder’ of girlfriend

 Benjamin Best Nnanyereugo, also known as Killaboi, has been
extradited to Nigeria.

 

Nnanyereugo was declared wanted by the Nigerian police in
2023 for allegedly killing his girlfriend.

 

Muyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force
(NPF), said Killaboi was returned from Doha, Qatar in the early hours of
Saturday.

 

“The fugitive who had been on the run for the murder of Miss
Augusta Oseodion Onuwabhagbe, was returned to the country in the early hours of
today, Saturday, 19th April 2025, through the coordinated efforts with the
ministry of justice, INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), force headquarters
Abuja and the Qatari judicial authorities,” the statement reads.

 

“The extradition followed a petition from the family of the
deceased, submitted through their legal representatives, dated 29th September
2024.

 

“The matter was assigned to INTERPOL NCB Abuja for
investigation.

 

“Investigations revealed that the suspect, Benjamin Best
Nnayereugo, murdered Miss Onuwabhagbe, a 21-year-old first-class student of
Lead City University, Ibadan, at his residence located at No. 24A Abiola Apooyi
Street, Oral Estate, Ajah, Lagos, on 13th July 2023.

 

 

“After committing the crime, he fled Nigeria and later
released an online video purporting to confess to the act, a deceptive strategy
to derail investigative efforts.”

 

Although the suspect was first arrested in Freetown, Sierra
Leone, on October 20, 2023, Adejobi said he later escaped custody during a
prison break on November 26, 2023.

 

The police added that Nnanyereugo had relocated to Qatar
with a fake passport.

 

“The suspect was said to have relocated to Doha on January
24, 2025 with a false identity ‘Toure Abdoulaye’ and a fraudulent Guinean
passport,” the statement added.

 

 

“Through robust international cooperation and the use of
advanced biometrics, INTERPOL NCB Abuja, in collaboration with INTERPOL NCB
Doha, confirmed his identity, leading to his arrest by Qatari authorities in
February 2025.

 

“An official extradition request, processed via the Federal
Ministry of Justice, Abuja, was subsequently approved by the Qatari judicial
authorities, resulting in his repatriation to Nigeria.”

Source: Police extradite Killaboi from Qatar over ‘murder’ of girlfriend

 - NigerianEye

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