The Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere has admitted in evidence the written statement of social media personality Benjamin Nnayereugo, popularly known as Killaboi, along with a video recording of his police interrogation, in the ongoing trial over the alleged murder of his girlfriend, 21-year-old Augusta Onuwabhagbe.

At the resumed hearing, an investigating police officer from the State Criminal Investigation Department, DSP Oderinde Gafar, testified about the international manhunt that led to Nnayereugo’s arrest in Qatar and his eventual extradition to Nigeria. Gafar told Justice Ibironke Harrison that the defendant was tracked across several countries after fleeing Lagos, where Augusta was allegedly killed at his Ajah residence.

According to the officer, Nnayereugo initially escaped to Sierra Leone under a false identity and was arrested there before disappearing during a prison break. Investigators later traced him to Doha, Qatar, where biometric verification confirmed he was the same suspect wanted in Nigeria. He was arrested in Qatar and returned to Lagos to face prosecution.

Gafar testified that the defendant voluntarily wrote his own statement during interrogation. The prosecution, led by Director of Public Prosecutions Adedayo Haroun, tendered the document in court, and it was admitted without objection. A video recording of the statement-taking process was also played in open court.

Under cross-examination by defence counsel Marcel Oru SAN, Gafar was questioned on the circumstances under which the statement was obtained, including whether any form of coercion was used. He maintained that the process complied with legal requirements.

The court also reviewed earlier testimony from the deceased’s mother, Cordelia Onuwabhagbe, who described how she once treated Nnayereugo as a son, unaware he used the alias Killaboi. She recounted that he frequently visited her home, attended her church, and funded lavish trips and gifts for Augusta, including foreign holidays and an expensive birthday celebration.

Onuwabhagbe told the court she first learned of alleged physical abuse during a trip the couple took to Seychelles, where a quarrel reportedly broke out over videos Augusta made in bikinis for modelling jobs. She rejected suggestions that her daughter was violent or involved in prostitution, insisting that any allegations about sex tapes or infidelity surfaced only after Augusta’s death.

The prosecution informed the court it had concluded the evidence of both the investigating officer and the deceased’s mother and had one more witness to call before closing its case. Justice Harrison adjourned the matter for continuation of trial.