The New York Police Department has arrested a 17-year-old boy over the murder of 15-year-old Ghanaian student, Javits Frimpong, who was shot dead while walking to school in the Bronx on October 29, 2026.

The NYPD announced the arrest in a post on its official X account on Wednesday, saying detectives arrested the teenager earlier that morning and that he was being charged with murder.

“Earlier this morning, NYPD detectives arrested a 17-year-old male for the murder of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong on October 29, 2026 in the Bronx. He is being charged with murder.

“The NYPD will be relentless in our efforts to get dangerous people out of our communities, especially when it involves the murder of a 15-year-old boy,” the police department said.

According to ABC7 New York, the suspect was taken to the 42nd Precinct for questioning on Wednesday morning.

There, the station reported that he was also facing manslaughter and firearm-related charges.

The suspect’s identity has not been released because he is a minor. Police have also not disclosed a motive for the killing.

Frimpong was shot in the abdomen on October 29 while walking to school near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont section of the Bronx.

He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Guardian, in a report published on October 30, said the teenager had moved from Ghana to the United States about a year earlier to reunite with his father, Thomas Frimpong.

His father told the newspaper that his son had complained of bullying at school and that two students had reportedly been suspended over harassment.

However, investigators had not established a link between the alleged bullying and the fatal shooting.

PUNCH had earlier reported the incident in a story published on October 30, titled, ‘15-year-old Ghanaian boy shot dead near New York school’.

The newspaper reported that police were searching for three teenage suspects after the shooting.

In a follow-up report published on November 3 in its So This Happened series, PUNCH also reported the family’s calls for justice and the efforts by Ghanaian authorities to engage their American counterparts over the killing.

The latest arrest was also reported by the Associated Press on Wednesday, November 11.

AP said investigators had considered bullying, robbery and other possibilities, but police had not established a motive.

The arrest comes amid calls by Frimpong’s family and members of the Ghanaian community for justice over his killing.

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The Nigerian Correctional Service has said that two inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Okene, Kogi State, on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Corrections Jane Osuji, said the NCoS had begun working with other security agencies to recapture the fugitives.

She said, “The NCoS confirms that two inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Okene, Kogi State, on Sunday, 8th November, 2026.

“The service has commenced necessary actions in collaboration with relevant security agencies to ensure the prompt recapture of the fleeing inmates.”

Osuji said a full report on the incident was being awaited to establish how the inmates escaped.

“A comprehensive report on the incident is being awaited to establish the circumstances surrounding the escape,” she said.

Osuji said the Controller-General of Corrections had ordered a thorough investigation into the incident.

According to her, the directive was aimed at identifying any lapses and taking appropriate action where necessary.

“The Controller-General of Corrections has also directed that the incident be thoroughly investigated, with a view to identifying any lapses and taking appropriate action where necessary,” she said.

Osuji assured the public that the matter was receiving attention and that all appropriate measures were being taken to rearrest the inmates.

“The service assures members of the public that the situation is being given the necessary attention and that all appropriate measures are being taken to rearrest the fleeing inmates,” Osuji said.

She added that the service would provide updates once verified information became available and thanked the public for its understanding and cooperation.

The Okene escape follows that of an awaiting-trial inmate from the Auchi centre in Edo State in October 2026. The Edo State Command of the NCoS confirmed that the inmate, identified as Thomas, escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Auchi, where he was being held over conspiracy and stealing.

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The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old woman for allegedly faking her kidnapping to extort N15m from her younger brother.

The woman reportedly claimed that she had been abducted and taken to the bush by some men, who demanded N15m ransom for her release.

The police public relations officer of the command disclosed this in a video showing the woman confessing to the alleged crime.

The police spokesperson said the case was reported at the Ogwashi-Uku Divisional Police Headquarters on October 23, 2026, prompting the Commissioner of Police to direct the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in Obu-Luku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, to investigate.

He said the operatives launched an intelligence-led investigation which exposed the alleged plot and led to the woman’s arrest.

The spokesperson said, “On October 23, 2026, a case of suspected kidnapping was reported at Oguachukwu Division, and the Commissioner of Police, in his wisdom, directed the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of Obu-Luku to investigate.

“They started the investigation, and the result was alarming. In the past, we have heard of cases of self-kidnapping and fake kidnappings involving underage persons or teenagers aged 15, 16, 17 or 18 to 20.

“But we have never had a case involving a 54-year-old woman. It is quite unfortunate that she faked her own kidnapping because she wanted to extort N15m from her younger brother.

“We embarked on an intelligence-led investigation, which led to the eventual discovery that the kidnapping was fake. She was arrested before she started opening up.”

In a confessional statement contained in the video, the suspect admitted to staging her abduction and demanding the money from her brother.

She said, “I kidnapped myself. I told my brother I had been kidnapped when I went out to buy medicine, and it took me to the bush. I called my brother and told him.

“I told him they wanted N15m and that if he didn’t pay the money, they would kill me. It was the devil’s work. I want forgiveness. It was the devil’s work.”

The police spokesperson said the woman claimed to have been held for 12 days before her arrest.

He added that the investigation had revealed that she did not act alone, as some people were allegedly involved in the plot.

He said, “She claimed that she was kidnapped on October 23 and remained in captivity for 12 days, all in a bid to extort N15m from her brother.

“But thanks to the intelligence of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit here in Obu-Luku, she was eventually arrested, and the cat was let out of the bag.

“Some of the people she conspired with are being tracked, and we are definitely going to arrest them.”

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