Several Nigerians have called for Benjamin Best, an Instagram influencer also known as Killaboi, to be arrested on the microblogging service X, formerly known as Twitter.
Best admitted stabbing his girlfriend Augusta Osedion in July on his Instagram account @Killaboigram_. Killaboi claimed in a number of tweets that he argued angrily with Augusta, stabbed her, and then fled his Lagos flat out of terror.
In a disagreement with my girlfriend, @austa xxo, I accidentally stabbed her and fled in terror. Ever since then, I’ve been suicidal. I want to take my life right now since I’ve lost the person I loved most. I want to surrender and do what is right. I’ll gladly pay with my life right now and die,” he remarked on his Instagram Stories.
He also admitted it on his since-deleted @Vvs_crypt Twitter account.
Several Twitter users have urged the Nigerian Police Force to detain Killaboi, who has not yet turned himself in as claimed in his confession post, two months after the event.
Sharing a picture of Best, @fabianthafirst tweeted, “This is KILLABOI, he confessed to killing Austa by stabbing her, the police has not done anything about it yet. We want #JusticeforAusta @PoliceNG @BenHundeyin
“#justiceforausta, very tired of young women becoming cautionary tales, let’s make killaboi a cautionary tale for violent men,” another Twitter user, @appltop wrote.
@sheddyking said, “Killaboi is still active on social media, posting casually every day like he didn’t commit murder. No declaring him wanted, no sign that anything is being done to bring him to book. @PoliceNG are you people not embarrassed?”
“2 months ago, Augusta Osedion, known as Austa, was killed by her boyfriend, Benjamin Best known as Killaboi. Killaboi confessed to Killing her, yet still walking Freely and engaging all Social media Platforms. Up till now there has been no 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲!,” @SamzyVj wrote.
@TheOluwabukunmi also tweeted, “Hello @BenHundeyin, I trust that the NPF can multitask. First frame is a picture of Benjamin Best (killaboi) and second frame is a screenshot of him confessing to the murder of Augusta Osedion, his girlfriend of about 3 years. Please give us #JusticeForAusta.”
