LAGOS — 2012 · Murder
Murder of Cynthia Osokogu
Cynthia Osokogu, a postgraduate student at Nasarawa State University, travelled to Lagos in July 2012 at the invitation of people she had met on Facebook. On 22 July 2012 she was killed in a hotel in Festac Town and her belongings were stolen. The case sparked a nationwide debate in Nigeria about the dangers of relationships formed on social media. Four people were charged. On 23 March 2017 the Igbosere High Court in Lagos sentenced two defendants to death for murder, stealing and conspiracy, and acquitted the other two for lack of evidence.
- Date
- 2012
- Place
- Festac Town, Lagos State, Nigeria, Lagos, NG
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 6.4660, 3.2840 ↗
Timeline of Events
- July 2012Cynthia Osokogu travelled to Lagos to meet people she knew from social media.
- 22 July 2012She was killed in a hotel in Festac Town.
- August 2012Suspects were arrested.
- 23 March 2017Two defendants were sentenced to death and two acquitted.
Sources
- TheCable — Cynthia Osokogu's killers to die by hanging thecable.ng ↗
- Vanguard — Killers of Cynthia Osokogu sentenced to death vanguardngr.com ↗
- TheCable
- Vanguard
- BusinessDay
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