Nigeria Police Declares Benjamin Best Wanted Over Alleged Murder Of Augusta Osedion
The police in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have declared Benjamin Best Nnanyereugo a "wanted" person in the death of his girlfriend, Augusta Onuwabhagbe Osedion.
Document Women previously reported that following a heated altercation, Benjamin reportedly stabbed Augusta to death, which he admitted to doing afterward.
After investigating every possible lead to bring him in for questioning, the police say they have no choice but to designate the suspect wanted in connection with his girlfriend's death.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command's spokesman, released a statement on Tuesday in which he described the suspect as 26 years old, about 5'9 ft tall, and a native of Abia State.
In July, 21-year-old Augusta Osedion, an undergraduate of Lead University, Ibadan, Oyo State, was reportedly killed by her lover of three years, Benjamin Best—known as Killaboi, at Oral Estate, Ajah, Lagos State.
Augusta was reportedly stabbed to death by Benjamin after a heated argument between the two of them. It was discovered that Augusta called her mother—Onwabhagbe Cordelia on July 11, 2023, to report that she and her boyfriend had gotten into an argument. Despite Cordelia's efforts, Austa and her boyfriend just couldn't reconcile.
The problems began, however, when Augusta's mother was unable to get in touch with her daughter or her boyfriend via phone or any other means. Cordelia, alarmed by the turn of events, contacted her daughter's roommate, who in turn directed her to the boyfriend's home in Oral Estate, Ikota, Ajah.
According to Cordelia, who reported the case to the police on July 15, “When we got to my daughter’s boyfriend’s house, her Mercedes Benz C30 was parked in front of the building but the apartment was locked.”
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said:
“Detectives led by DPO Ajah visited the scene and the door was forced open, only to discover the lifeless body of Augusta and the female genital chopped off, in a pool of her own blood. Corpse was recovered, despite its fast decomposing state. Marks of violence and signs of struggle were detected on the body, which was deposited at General Hospital mortuary, Yaba, for autopsy and preservation.
A note suspected to have emanated from the said Benjamin was recovered at the scene and treated as exhibit. Scene has been cordoned off to enable crime operatives gather evidence. Preliminary investigation is ongoing with a view to transferring the case to SCIID Panti, Yaba for discreet investigation.”
This was, however, since mid-July.