Activist lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has urged the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN) to fast-track the prosecution of a suspect. 2023, Benjamin Best Nnayereugo (aka Kilaboi).
Falana said this has become necessary having confirmed that the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department has completed an investigation into the cold murder of Miss Augusta Onuwabhagbe, a 21-year-old undergraduate of Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Falana, in a statement commended the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Interpol for the extradition of the murder suspect, Benjamin Best Nnayereugo Alias Kilaboi from Qatar.
Benjamin Best Nnayereugo was alleged to have brutally murdered his girlfriend, Miss Augusta Onuwabhagbe on July 13, 2023.
After the heinous act, the suspect escaped and left the country ”but we have continued to track him with a view to having him brought to Nigeria and prosecuted for murder,” Falana said.
The cause of justice would surely be served by the confirmation that Benjamin was extradited from Qatar to Nigeria on Saturday through the combined efforts of the offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Inspector General of Police and the International Police National Central Bureau.
“We thank the government of Nigeria for collaborating with our law firm in the successful extradition of the murder suspect.
“We are particularly indebted to the mother of the deceased, Mrs Okonye Cordelia Nneji, who furnished us with vital information on the movements of the suspect since he escaped from Nigeria two years ago. This is a challenge to all Nigerians to always pursue the cause of justice in order to end impunity in the country”, he said.
