
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has handed notorious native doctor, Obi Levi Obieze, to the State Police Command for further investigation.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Lagos Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development in a statement on Friday via his X (formerly Twitter) handle.
“ONGOING: @nigimmigration, Lagos State Command hands over wanted suspect, Obi Levi Obieze to @LagosPoliceNG at the Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja,” Hundeyin announced.
Obieze, also known as ‘E dey Play, E dey Show’, was arrested on Thursday May 29, 2025, by operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service at the Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry-Seme Road while attempting to flee the country on a motorcycle.
Obieze’s arrest followed allegation linking him to the abduction of a 13-year-old girl and discoveries of two decomposing bodies found buried at his compound.
The Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, on Thursday.
“The suspect is a male individual wanted by the Nigeria Police Enugu State Command for alleged involvement in abduction, kidnapping, and ritual killing,” the statement read.
According to the NIS, Obieze’s identity was confirmed through a National Identity Management Commission enrollment slip found in his possession.
He also reportedly confessed to the crimes during initial questioning.
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