Canada-based Nigerian caregiver arrested for assaulting adults

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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.

PUNCH Metro learnt from 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. Punch