Fresh details have emerged in the ongoing murder trial of Benjamin Best Nnayereugo, popularly known as “Killaboi,” as a Lagos State High Court heard how the social media personality was arrested in Qatar and extradited back to Nigeria over the alleged killing of his girlfriend, Augusta Onuwabhagbe. The shocking revelations came during court proceedings at the Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, where prosecutors presented new evidence linking the defendant to the crime that has continued to generate outrage across the country.
During the hearing, an investigating police officer from the State Criminal Investigation Department, DSP Oderinde Gafar, narrated how coordinated international efforts involving Nigerian authorities, INTERPOL and Qatari security agencies led to the arrest of Killaboi after months of evading law enforcement. According to the officer, the suspect was apprehended in Qatar and later extradited to Nigeria to face prosecution for the alleged murder of Augusta, a 21 year old first class student of Lead City University, Ibadan.
The prosecution tendered Killaboi’s written statement and a video recording of his interrogation as evidence before the court. The documents and video were admitted without objection as prosecutors attempted to strengthen their case against the defendant. The courtroom reportedly watched the video recording of the statement taking process in open court while the investigating officer explained the circumstances surrounding the suspect’s arrest and return to Nigeria. ..READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE .
Killaboi is facing a two count charge bordering on the alleged murder of Augusta Onuwabhagbe and the alleged mutilation of her corpse. Prosecutors accused him of stabbing the young woman to death at his residence in Oral Estate, Ajah, Lagos, in July 2023. The case drew national attention after disturbing details of the incident surfaced online, alongside reports that the suspect fled Nigeria shortly after the alleged crime.
According to police investigations, the suspect allegedly released an online confession video after the incident in what authorities later described as an attempt to mislead investigators and divert attention from the case. Following the murder, Killaboi reportedly moved across several countries using multiple fake identities in a bid to escape arrest. Investigators disclosed that he was first arrested in Sierra Leone under the false identity “Kanu Princeton Samuel” but later escaped custody during a prison break before resurfacing in Qatar under another identity.
Authorities eventually tracked him to Doha, Qatar, where he allegedly used a forged Guinean passport under the name “Toure Abdoulaye” to secure employment while hiding from international law enforcement agencies. Through biometric intelligence and collaboration between INTERPOL Abuja and INTERPOL Doha, his real identity was confirmed before Qatari authorities approved his extradition to Nigeria.
The emotional trial has also featured heartbreaking testimony from Augusta’s family members, especially her mother, Cordelia Onuwabhagbe, who told the court she once treated Killaboi like a son and never imagined he was capable of killing her daughter. She revealed that the defendant frequently visited their home, ate with the family and even attended church with them, creating the impression that he was trustworthy.
During earlier proceedings, Augusta’s uncle, Reginald Okonye, recounted the horrifying moment the family discovered the victim’s body inside Killaboi’s Ajah residence after she became unreachable for several days. He told the court that police accompanied family members to the apartment, where they eventually gained access through an upstairs window and found Augusta lying lifeless in a pool of blood.
The case has continued to attract massive public interest due to the gruesome nature of the allegations and the dramatic international manhunt that followed the suspect’s disappearance. Many Nigerians on social media have described the incident as one of the country’s most disturbing relationship related crimes in recent years, while others have continued to demand justice for the late university student.
Justice Ibironke Harrison adjourned the matter to June 17 and 18, 2026, for continuation of the trial as the prosecution prepares to call its final witness. With more evidence expected to be presented in court, attention now remains fixed on what could become one of the most closely watched murder trials in Lagos in recent times.
