Ghanaian police have arrested a Nigerian man wanted in connection with the killing of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official and her daughter in Ogun State, authorities said on Sunday.
George Ohene-Boadi, Regional Commander of the Eastern South Regional Police Command, told reporters that 36-year-old Victor Benjamin Fajemirokun fled to Ghana to evade arrest by Nigerian security agencies.
He said the arrest followed the circulation of a video alleging that Fajemirokun had abducted and killed Lasisi Funmilayo, an FRSC staff member, and her daughter, Sewa, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
“The suspect was wanted by the Nigerian police, but he ran to Ghana to hide with his friends,” Ohene-Boadi said.
He added that officers launched an intelligence-led operation after receiving information that the suspect was hiding at a friend’s house in Akutia in the Eastern Region.
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“The Eastern South Regional Police Command quickly deployed an intelligence-led operation to arrest the suspect in his hideout,” he said. “The suspect is currently in police custody as frantic efforts are underway to hand him over to the Nigerian authorities.”
Funmilayo and her daughter were reported to have travelled with Fajemirokun to Osun State on 2 November. What happened afterwards remains under investigation by Nigerian authorities, who allege that the killings involved a group that included a self-acclaimed herbalist.
Nigerian police earlier launched a search for the herbalist after analysing communication records linked to Fajemirokun. Two additional suspects were later arrested in Osun and Ekiti states during undercover operations.
Police sources said those suspects provided information that helped officers locate the remains of the victims in a bushy area.
Ghanaian police said they are cooperating fully with their Nigerian counterparts to ensure the case is concluded.
