A man has been arrested in Western Australia over the alleged 2005 murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel in New South Wales.
The 25-year-old's body was found under palm fronds on February 17 less than 100 metres from the Lismore Tourist Caravan Park, where she was last seen six days earlier following a night out with friends and then-boyfriend.
A 42-year-old man arrested today will be extradited to NSW and is expected to be charged with her murder.
A $1 million reward was offered in 2020 for anyone who could provide information that led to a conviction in Strobel's alleged murder.
The Bavarian Office of Criminal Investigation also announced a 10,000 Euro reward to residents in both Germany and Australia who could assist with the investigation back in 2014.
The man's arrest before sunrise was capture by police cameras.
Detectives are continuing to work on the investigation with counterparts in Germany.
<p><img width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Salihu-Moh.-Lukman-1000x600.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="I Am Not Against Tinubu But I'm Worried Buhari May Turn Out To Be More Progressive - Lukman" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Salihu-Moh.-Lukman-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Salihu-Moh.-Lukman-590x354.jpg 590w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Salihu-Moh.-Lukman-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<h2>A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/02/no-political-party-in-nigeria-is-functional-ex-apc-vice-chairman-salihu-lukman/">Salihu Lukman</a>, has said the ruling party is creating an atmosphere for its “electoral funeral”.</h2>
<p>In a statement on Sunday, Lukman said APC leaders must be reminded that the party would be prone to electoral defeat if they do not adhere to calls for a leadership change.</p>
<p>The former vice chairman of the party said the refusal to listen to internal voices led to the formation of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) in 2013.</p>
<p>He said: “<em>Painfully, in the process, a party that emerged with so much promise, APC, winning the support of Nigerians is almost destroyed and on a daily basis creating conditions for its own electoral funeral.</em></p>
<p><em>“As loyal members of the APC, we must remind our leaders that parties become more prone to electoral defeat when they resist or block internal pressures for leadership change.</em></p>
<p><em>“APC’s electoral victory in 2015, for instance, could be partly explained based on the refusal of PDP leadership to recognise and respect the yearnings of party members and leaders.</em></p>
<p><em>“It was the inability to respect internal yearnings for change that produced the splinter group of New PDP, which eventually joined the merger that produced APC in 2013.</em>”</p>
<p>Lukman said President Bola Tinubu and former APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, who fought for democracy in the 90s, should ensure that Nigeria’s political parties are truly democratic.</p>
<p>He added: “<em>Being leaders of APC, APC must emerge as a distinctly democratic party based on abiding respect for rule of law, which should be well reflected in a strong commitment to manage affairs of the party based on compliance with provisions of the APC.</em></p>
<p><em>“Anything short of this, will diminish the credentials of our leaders, including President Asiwaju Tinubu and Comrade Oshiomhole.”</em></p>
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