THE Lagos State Command has declared Benjamin Best Nnanyereugo wanted for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Augusta Onuwabhagbe Osedion.
Killaboi, 26 reportedly stabbed his girlfriend to death on 13 July 2023, in his residence in his Ajah home in Lagos.
He confessed to the murder on his Instagram page on 17th July, writing that he “mistakenly stabbed” Osedion during an argument. He said he then fled the scene and has been suicidal ever since.
“I got into an argument with my girlfriend @austa xxo which fight I mistakenly stabbed her and ran away out of fear and been suicidal since then(sic). I intend to end my life now cause I have lost the one I cherish so much. I want to do the right thing and turn myself in. I will gladly die by paying with my life now,” he wrote on his Insta Stories.
She was reportedly missing for days until her mother went to Killaboi’s house at Oral Estate in the Ikota area of Lagos State to look for her. Prior to Augusta’s missing, her mother had tried to reconcile her and her boyfriend over an issue they had.
Killaboi, who cried about messing up his life at 26 in the Insta story posts he shared, promised to ensure his late girlfriend gets justice as he can’t live with the guilt. He however disclosed that he ran away after killing her out of fear. He has been in hiding since then.
Following the incident, several Nigerians took to the microblogging platform, X and demanded the arrest of the suspect.
In response to the call for justice, the police have now declared Killaboi wanted claiming they have exhausted all means to arrest him.
The Lagos Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement released on Tuesday, said Killaboi, 26, is suspected to have murdered his girlfriend on 13 July 2023 in his Oral Estate, Ajah home.
He said he was declared wanted following “the exhaustion of all available options to bring him in.”
The PPRO described the suspect as “approximately 5’9 ft tall and hails from Abia State. He is dark in complexion and speaks English, Igbo and pidgin English fluently.”
“If seen, please contact the nearest police station or call 0803 688 5727,” the statement added.
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