American Man Arrested for Killing Nigerian Girlfriend

An American man who murdered his Nigerian girlfriend has been arrested by authorities and is currently being investigated.

According to reports, the man was arrested after being spotted transporting his girlfriend’s dead body in a trolley along a street in New York.

Aduba Obiamaka was his longtime girlfriend and the pair had a long history of violence, assistant district attorney Brooke Baranoski said during the arraignment on Sunday.

On Friday, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said an off-duty detective saw Anthony Lopez, 31, using a metal dolly to transport the corpse of 26-year-old Aduba Obiamaka.

When the officer tried to question him after spotting the dead body underneath the sheet, Lopez allegedly went on the run for 24 hours. NYPD detectives said he shaved his head to avoid detection but was arrested in Manhattan on Saturday.

The officer reportedly recognized Lopez because he had arrested him in the past. The officer approached Lopez, who then dumped the body in front of a home on Post Lane and fled, according to cops.

Arraigned in Richmond County Supreme Court before Judge William Garnett on Sunday, Lopez plead not guilty to second-degree murder. He was remanded on homicide without bail. He was also arraigned on criminal mischief charges from earlier this month.

According to published reports, Lopez beat the deceased in the past and had her work as a prostitute.

Obiamaka’s mother tried to help her out of the situation but to no avail.

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”When reached by telephone on Sunday, a woman who identified herself as Aduba’s mother refused to talk about her daughter’s brutal death.”

Obiamaka was wrapped in a sheet and had bruises on her body, but it wasn’t immediately clear if the marks had anything to do with her death. The city medical examiner will determine the cause of her death.

Police said Lopez has a lengthy criminal history, including 34 prior arrests, 15 of which are sealed. Those prior arrests include charges of robbery, theft and assault.

Photo credit: NBC/Obiamaka’s Facebook page