Delta Police Arrest Asaba Content Creator Over Alleged Rape After Woman Dies by Suicide

The Delta State Police Command has arrested popular Asaba-based content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as “Odogwu of Asaba,” following allegations by a 20-year-old woman who accused him of rape before she died.

The arrest came after the woman, identified as Favour from Warri, Delta State, released an emotional video in which she alleged that she was sexually assaulted after travelling to Asaba following an invitation from the content creator.

According to the police, the woman later died after ingesting a toxic substance despite efforts to save her.

The Delta State Police Command confirmed that investigations had commenced into the allegations and the circumstances surrounding her death.

Police spokesperson Bright Edafe said the suspect was arrested following a petition submitted to the command.

In the video shared by the police, the young woman appeared emotional as she introduced what she described as her final message.

“My name is Favour from Warri. This will be the last video of me in the whole world you’ll be seeing. By the time you see this video, I will already be dead, and the cause of my death is Odogwu Asaba,” she said.

She alleged that she met Ogbonna online while seeking financial assistance because she was facing personal challenges.

According to her account, she reached out to the content creator after another man allegedly requested sexual relations before offering her financial help.

She said Ogbonna discouraged her from travelling to Abuja and instead invited her to Asaba, where he allegedly promised to assist her.

“He asked me to meet him in Asaba on Friday, that he was going to help me. He did not tell me that he was going to sleep with me before helping me,” she alleged.

The woman said she travelled to Asaba without informing her parents, although she disclosed the trip to her twin sister and shared the suspect’s contact details.

She alleged that Ogbonna sent her transport fare and later picked her up after she arrived in the city.

According to her narration, they moved from his shop to a car wash before proceeding to a hotel.

She alleged that it was at the hotel that the suspect expressed interest in having sexual relations with her.

“We went inside, and he started saying stuff that he likes me and would like to have sex with me,” she said.

The police said the woman travelled to Asaba on June 1 after the suspect allegedly offered to train her in content creation through a programme promoted on his social media platforms.

The command alleged that after her arrival, the suspect took her to a hotel where she was assaulted before she returned home and informed her parents.

Police said she later recorded the video narrating her experience before taking her own life by ingesting a toxic substance.

Following a petition, Delta State Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, directed the Area Commander in Effurun to begin an immediate investigation, which resulted in the suspect’s arrest.

The police said Ogbonna had made “useful statements” during preliminary interrogation, while detectives continue efforts to establish the full circumstances surrounding the case.

A separate video released by the police appeared to show the handcuffed suspect speaking with individuals believed to be the deceased’s parents inside a police facility.

In the footage, he was heard saying, “This is a very terrible mistake.”

The Delta Police Commissioner assured the deceased’s family and members of the public that the investigation would be conducted thoroughly and that every aspect of the case would be examined.

The case has generated widespread public attention, with many Nigerians calling for a transparent investigation into allegations involving sexual violence, online influence and accountability within Nigeria’s expanding creator economy.