Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - A 38-year-old Nigerian, Oghenemaro Ejerua, has been arrested by the Toronto Police Service in Canada for allegedly assaulting vulnerable adults while working as a caregiver in the Sibley Avenue and Dentonia Park Avenue.
According to a statement obtained on the Toronto Police
Service website on Tuesday that Ejerua was arrested after being declared wanted
in December 2025.
The statement disclosed that Ejerua was employed as a
caregiver at a group home for vulnerable adults between November 1 and November
30, 2025.
It noted that during the period of his employment, he
allegedly committed a series of assaults on residents of the home.
The statement read, “On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at
approximately 9 a.m., police responded to a call for an assault in the Sibley
Avenue and Dentonia Park Avenue area.
“It is alleged that the suspect was employed as a caregiver
at a group home for vulnerable adults between November 1 and November 30, 2025.
During this period, the accused committed a series of assaults on the residents
of the home.”
Following the report, the police declared Ejerua wanted, and
after a manhunt, he was arrested.
The statement added that he was charged with seven counts of
assault.
“Oghenemaro Dave Ejerua, 38, of Toronto, has been arrested
and charged with seven counts of assault.
“He was scheduled to appear in court at the Ontario Court of
Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 10:00am, in room
106,” it stated.
Ejerua is not the first Nigerian to be arrested in Canada
for misconduct.
PUNCH Metro reported on Thursday that the Toronto Police
arrested a 28-year-old Nigerian, Babatunde Afuwape, in connection with the
killing of a 20-year-old university student, Shivank Avasthi, in Canada.
The police said Afuwape was charged with murder over the
incident, which occurred on December 23, 2025.
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