In custody for the last four years on a series of reported offences, alleged gangster Ekene Anigbo is facing new charges while awaiting trial for the murder of a Naramata woman.
Ekene Anigbo and Jalen Falk were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in April 2023, in connection with the death of Kathy Richardson, who was found dead at her home in Naramata in June 2021.
The most recent charge, sworn in on Oct. 15, alleges that Anigbo assaulted a peace officer in Oliver in September 2025, according to court records.
It is unclear when Anigbo returned to B.C., as he was in Ontario at the Millhaven Institution when he reportedly stabbed a fellow inmate in 2024.
Anigbo was already in custody when he was charged with Richardson’s murder in 2023, after he was arrested in October 2021 on multiple outstanding warrants for breaching probation and assault. At the time of the arrest, Anigbo had numerous guns and ammunition in his possession and was subsequently charged with firearms-related offences.
Prior to his October arrest, on May 17, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) issued a public warning for “gangsters” who were believed to be a risk to the public, including Anigbo.
“Our police intelligence leads us to believe that the individuals we have identified today may be targeted by rival gang members,” VPD Chief Const. Adam Palmer said at the time. “My greatest concern right now, related to the ongoing gang violence, is that an innocent bystander will be hurt or killed during a shooting targeting a gangster.”
That same month, the bodies of Carlos and Erick Fryer were found by hikers in a remote area near Naramata.
Wade Cudmore, Richardson’s son, was found guilty of their murder and received a life sentence in 2024.
Richardson was found murdered in her home less than a month after the Fryers’ bodies were discovered.
One day after Richardson’s body was found, Cudmore was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the Fryer deaths.
Anthony Graham, co-accused with Cudmore in the Fryer brothers’ deaths, has not been seen since 2021.
Anigbo is schedueld to be in Penticton Provincial Court on Oct. 29 to fix a date for his next court appearance on the charge of assaulting a peace officer.
The murder charges against him and Falk are currently expected to be heard in 2026 in Kelowna, following a pre-trial conference earlier in 2025.