A Nigerian known as "Rambo" has been arrested in Italy on charges of torturing and killing migrants held captive in Libya. The suspect named John Ogais, 25, was traced to a reception centre in Calabria in southern Italy.


He has been accused of belonging to a transnational smuggling ring, specialising in human trafficking, murder and rape, Italian told AFP news agency.

Detectives in Agrigento in Sicily have pulled together witness testimony from migrants who accuse Mr Ogais of torturing people held captive in a makeshift prison, with at least two men reportedly dying at his hands.


He has made no comment about the allegations