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Odogwu Asaba remanded over alleged rape, death of 20-year-old Favour

A Delta State court has remanded content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu Asaba, over alleged rape and causing the death of 20-year-old Favour Agbro.

The court granted the remand application on Friday, September 4, 2026, after it was heard.

Awele Ideal, lawyer to Favour’s family, announced the development in a social media post on Friday, saying Ogbonna had been taken to the Ogwashi-Uku Maximum Correctional Centre.

The remand came shortly after the autopsy and toxicology results in the case were made available to the police investigation team.

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“Today the 4/9/2026, the application to remand Mr Ifeanyi Ogbonna (Odogwu Asaba) was heard and granted by the Court. He has now been remanded at the Ogwashi Uku Maximum Correctional Center,” Ideal said.

She said the autopsy and toxicology results, together with other evidence gathered by investigators, were included in the investigation report prepared for prosecution and trial.

According to the lawyer, Ogbonna will be brought before the court as the case progresses, while the Ministry of Justice, through the Attorney-General and Director of Public Prosecutions, will handle the next stage of the prosecution.

Ideal said she would continue to represent Favour’s family and keep the public informed as the case progresses.

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