File Number: 104200168
December 12, 2020 - The Government of the Province of Nova Scotia is offering a reward in the amount of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the homicide of Benjamin Loka Lokeny.
On July 20th, 2017, members of the Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a male who was laying on the ground at the corner of Buddy Daye and Gottingen Streets, Halifax. When officers arrived, they located Benjamin Lokeny unconscious on the ground. The investigation determined that Benjamin Lokeny was the victim of a serious assault, he was taken to the QE11 hospital where he remained in a coma until August 28th, 2017, when he died in hospital. The medical examiner later determined the cause of death was a homicide.
Investigators believe there are persons who have information they have not offered to the police that could result in arrests and possible charges.
Any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for the homicide of Mr. Benjamin Lokeny should call the Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program at 1-888-710-9090.
The reward is payable in Canadian funds and will be apportioned as deemed just by the Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia. Employees of law enforcement and correctional agencies are not eligible to collect this reward.
