Family of killed teen Javits Frimpong calls for justice
The family of slain Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong have reiterated their demands for justice and accountability after police arrested a 17-year-old suspect. Frimpong was shot on his way to school in New York’s Bronx borough and died in hospital on October 29.
A 17-year-old has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Ghanaian boy Javits Frimpong in the Bronx, New York. Javits’ mother, Doris Gyamfi, travelled from Ghana to New York following the killing.
According to a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on Wednesday, a report was received at the Lugbe police station received on Friday, 6th November 2026, at about 7:05 p.m., after which a team of police operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), immediately commenced efforts to track down the suspect. “Preliminary investigations identified the suspect as Usman Mohammed, a resident of FHA Lugbe, who is involved in predatory money-lending practices, particularly targeting women, including widows and other vulnerable persons”, the statement…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Usman Mohammed, over alleged rape, sexual assault, cyberbullying and intimidation of women under the pretext of recovering debts owed to him. Adeh said preliminary investigations identified Mohammed as a resident of FHA Lugbe, who allegedly used debt recovery as a pretext to intimidate and exploit his victims.
The police arrested the accused after examining CCTV footage on November 9, and booked him under Sections 117 (2), 74, and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested seven suspects, including a principal murder suspect, over the fatal stabbing of a 42-year-old man and the subsequent burning of a village head’s residence and vehicle in Essien Udim Local Government Area (LGA). incidents occurred at Ukana Mbak Ukot village, Odoro Ikot Clan, following a reported disagreement over the sharing of family funds between the deceased, identified as Ukeme Jonah, and one Ifiok Akpan, aged 42, on November 2, 2026.
The US Department of Justice says the men were involved in a string of plots, including a major incident near the UK airbase that is used by US armed forces.