The Delta State Police Command has announced a major breakthrough with the arrest of a suspected serial killer and prison escapee, Michael Ezenwai, linked to a series of violent crimes, including the infamous 2020 rape and murder of a University of Benin (UNIBEN) student.
The suspect was apprehended by the Agbor police division on October 24, 2025, while he was attempting to sell a stolen phone. Preliminary investigations revealed the phone belonged to a woman who was later found dead in her apartment.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, SP Bright Edafe, the command acted on a swift distress call. “On the 24th of October 2025, the DPO Agbor received a complaint that one Michael Ezenwai was trying to sell a suspected stolen phone. The DPO swiftly mobilised operatives to the scene and immediately arrested the suspect,” Edafe stated.
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During interrogation, the suspect's initial claim that he "brought the phone from Libya" quickly unraveled. He later confessed to a more horrifying truth.
“The suspect thereafter stated that he went on a robbery operation at her house on October 23, 2025, and murdered her when she refused to let go of her motorcycle keys, and also made away with her mobile phones,” the police spokesman revealed.
The investigation took a more shocking turn as Ezenwai was linked to a high-profile cold case. “Preliminary investigation later revealed that the suspect is a serial murderer and was part of the syndicate that raped and murdered Uwaila Omorzua, a 200-level student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), who was murdered in the church when she went to study in 2020,” Edafe added.
Further exposing his dangerous profile, the police confirmed that “the suspect further stated that he escaped from the Oko correctional centre during the EndSARS 2020 jailbreak.” The suspect is currently in custody as investigations continue.
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