Fejemirokun Victor Benjamin, Suspect in Abeokuta FRSC Officer and Daughter’s Murder, Arrested in Ghana

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Victor Benjamin Fejemirokun, a 26-year-old Nigerian wanted for the alleged abduction and murder of a woman and her daughter in Nigeria.

The arrest was announced during a press conference held on Sunday by the regional commander, DCOP George Ohene-Boadi.

According to police details, Fejemirokun is the prime suspect in the killing of a female officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and her daughter in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.

The case gained international attention after a viral video surfaced alleging that the suspect had abducted and subsequently murdered the two victims.

Following the crime, the suspect reportedly fled Nigeria to evade arrest by the Nigerian Police

Acting on intelligence, the Eastern South Regional Police Command tracked the suspect to Akyem Wenchi, a suburb of Akwatia, where the suspect had been hiding in the home of a friend.

The Police Command, according to DCOP Ohene-Boadi, on receipt of the information, deployed an intelligence-led operation to arrest the suspect in his hideout.

DCOP Ohene-Boadi indicated that the Ghana Police Service is working with Nigerian authorities to facilitate the suspect’s return to Nigeria to face charges.

The Regional Command urged the public to remain vigilant and encouraged residents to report any suspicious movements or activities within their communities to help prevent crime.

Recall, On Sunday, November 2nd, Mrs. Lasisi Funmilayo, a senior FRSC officer, travelled with her young daughter, Sewa, to Osun State in the company of a friend, Victor Benjamin Fajemirokun a married man whose family resides in Osun. It remains unclear whether she willingly embarked on the trip or was manipulated into going.

Upon arriving in Osun, Victor took her to the residence essentially the den of a well-known herbalist. Victor, his associates, and Mrs. Lasisi later moved to a secluded area behind the herbalist’s house.

Tragically, at some point, the group murdered Mrs. Lasisi and dismembered her body into more than a dozen parts. According to their confession, Victor insisted on using her for ritual purposes, claiming he would never succeed in life if he didn’t carry out the act.

While her mother was being brutally murdered, little Sewa was outside playing with the herbalist’s children, completely unaware of the horror unfolding. After taking the body parts they wanted, the killers dumped Mrs. Lasisi’s remaining remains in a shallow river.

Afterwards, they lured Sewa into the bush, murdered her as well, harvested parts of her body, and abandoned her remains to decay in the open.

Realizing he may have exposed himself, Victor attempted to fake his own kidnapping. He switched off his phone and abandoned his vehicle along the Ikire Expressway in Osun State, leaving the windows down and the key in the ignition.

For days, his wife heard nothing from him. Concerned, she decided to visit the church her husband claimed he was attending. On her way, she stumbled upon his abandoned car and immediately alerted the police, believing he had been abducted.

The police began their investigation. Residents in the area where the car was found said it had been parked there for several days, and no one knew who it belonged to raising suspicion.

Tracing Victor’s recent call records, investigators discovered he had repeatedly contacted a particular number in the days leading up to his disappearance. That number belonged to a popular TikTok herbalist based in Osun.

An undercover officer was dispatched to pose as a client. However, the herbalist caught wind of the visit and fled before he could be apprehended.

A manhunt was launched, and his phone was eventually traced to Ijebu-Ijesha, Osun State. Plain-clothed operatives were deployed to capture him. But while driving into the village late at night, their Camry broke down. As they tried to get help, a man walked past; he claimed he wasn’t from the area. One of the officers grew suspicious and contacted people familiar with the herbalist’s appearance. The description matched.

When the officers confronted him, he bolted into the bush. They pursued him for nearly an hour before finally arresting him.

Under intense interrogation, the herbalist confessed to participating in the killing of a woman but denied involvement in the child’s death. He then revealed the identity and location of another herbalist who, he claimed, was directly linked to the murder of the little girl.

Police traced this second herbalist to a location in Ekiti State and arrested him as well. Both men eventually led the police to the spot in the bush where they had dumped Sewa’s remains.