Murd£r Suspect Benjamin ‘Killaboi’ Tells Lagos Court Late Girlfriend Demanded N1.5m For S£x With Another Man
Murder Suspect Benjamin ‘Killaboi’ Tells Lagos Court Late Girlfriend Demanded N1.5m For Sex With Another Man
Nnayerugo said he decided to investigate the exchange by obtaining a virtual SIM card and creating a WhatsApp account using the name and profile picture associated with “Yako”.
Benjamin Nnayerugo, popularly known as Killaboi, has told a Lagos State High Court that he discovered Instagram messages in which his late girlfriend, Augusta Onuwaghagbe, allegedly demanded N1.5 million for a sexual encounter with another man, a discovery he said led to an emotional confrontation before her death.
Nnayerugo, who is standing trial for the alleged murder of Onuwaghagbe, gave the account while testifying in his defence before Justice Ibironke Harrison at the Lagos State High Court sitting at the TBS Annex, Igbosere.
According to TVC News report, the allegations about the deceased’s private communications remain claims made by the defendant and have not been established as facts by the court.
The defendant told the court that the incident began in late June 2023, after he lost money on sports bet and became upset. He said Onuwaghagbe tried to console him by reminding him of previous betting wins, but her efforts failed to improve his mood before she returned to school.
Nnayerugo said he had access to her Instagram account and monitored her conversations after she left. According to his testimony, he noticed that she exchanged messages with accounts belonging to people who were not her friends on the platform and later deleted some of the conversations.
He said he monitored the account for about a week before agreeing that Onuwaghagbe could visit him in Lagos for the weekend. He added that he planned to log out of her account before her arrival so she would not discover that he had been reading her messages.
The defendant told the court that he became suspicious after seeing a conversation with an Instagram account identified as “Yako” a day before her planned visit. He said the sender called Onuwaghagbe “sweetheart”, explained that he had deactivated his Snapchat account and suggested that they continue communicating on Instagram.
According to Nnayerugo, the account holder asked when she would visit Lagos, and she allegedly replied that she could come whenever he wanted. He said the conversation later turned to payment, with Onuwaghagbe allegedly insisting that she would not reduce her price.
Nnayerugo said he decided to investigate the exchange by obtaining a virtual SIM card and creating a WhatsApp account using the name and profile picture associated with “Yako”.
He told the court that he then contacted Onuwaghagbe while pretending to be the person behind the account.
The defendant alleged that he asked her how much she wanted for the proposed meeting and she demanded N1.5 million. He said she rejected his initial offer of N800,000, explaining that she was taking a significant risk, and later turned down an offer of N1 million before he agreed to the amount she had requested.
He further claimed that he discussed whether they would meet at a hotel or an apartment and that she accepted either arrangement, provided he sent the location. Nnayerugo also told the court that he proposed having sex without a condom if they underwent medical tests beforehand, and alleged that she agreed.
The defendant said the conversation convinced him that the proposed meeting involved sex in exchange for money. He told the court that he began shaking and experiencing an emotional breakdown as he continued the exchange.
Nnayerugo said he initially considered sending the money through a friend and arranging a hotel meeting where he could confront Onuwaghagbe. He later abandoned the plan, saying he decided he did not need to spend such an amount to establish whether his girlfriend had been unfaithful.
He told the court that he instead decided to end the relationship and confront her with the messages. According to his testimony, he initiated a video call, which she answered, but she screamed and dropped the phone after seeing him.
Nnayerugo said he accused her of arranging the alleged encounter, told her he knew what she had been doing and declared that their relationship was over. He also said he threatened to inform her mother about what he had discovered.
The defendant told the court that he had maintained a close relationship with Onuwaghagbe’s mother, who supported their relationship, prayed for him and attended a church he sometimes visited.
He said he initially could not reach her for about 20 minutes but eventually explained the messages and informed her that he had ended the relationship.
According to Nnayerugo, her mother questioned his decision to access her daughter’s Instagram account, telling him that doing so was wrong and constituted a criminal offence. He said he became upset because he had called to inform her about the breakup rather than discuss how he obtained access to the account.
He added that Onuwaghagbe’s mother offered to speak with her daughter, but he reiterated that he was only informing her of his decision to end the relationship before terminating the call.
During the proceedings, defence counsel Marcel Oru asked Justice Harrison to allow Onuwaghagbe’s mother and brother to leave the courtroom before a proposed video recording was played. He said the request was intended to prevent further emotional distress to the deceased’s family.
Prosecution counsel Adebayo Araba did not oppose the request. Oru clarified, however, that the recording had not yet been tendered as evidence and that his application concerned the circumstances under which it might be played.
Nnayerugo remains on trial for the alleged murder of Onuwaghagbe. His account of the Instagram messages and the events surrounding the alleged confrontation forms part of his defence, while the prosecution continues to pursue the case against him.
