Ritual Killing: Delta State Government Presents N6 Million To Elozino’s Family

…Vows To Bring The Perpetrators To Justice.

The family of late Miss Elozino Ogege has received the sum of N6 million from the Delta State Government as financial assistance with an assurance of bringing the perpetrators of the alleged ritual killing to justice.

Speaking on Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Asaba during the presentation of the Six Million naira cheque to the family of the murdered 300 level, Mass Communications student of the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, the State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa assured Deltans of government’s readiness to tackle the security challenges in the state.

He decried the incidents that led to the murder of Miss Elozino and assured that no stone would be left unturned in ensuring that the perpetrators of the alleged ritual murder were brought to justice.

Late Miss Elozino Joshuana Ogege, was gruesomely murdered by alleged ritualists on November 15, 2018, four days after she was declared missing in Abraka.

From Left: Chief of Staff, Government House, Olorogun David Edevbie, Mrs Elizabeth Ogege, mother late Elozino Ogege,the Bishop, Diocese of Oleh Anglican Communion, Rt Rend John Aruakpor, and the brother of late Miss Elozino Ogege, Mr Goddowell Ogege, during the presentation of Cheque to the family of late Miss Elozino Ogege in Asaba.

The Governor, represented by His Chief of Staff, Olorogun David Edevbie assured that government would continue to put in place measures to tackle the security challenges facing the state stressing that “What happened to late Miss Elozino Ogege last year is so unfortunate and heartbreaking which tells us that all is not well in our society, this is why we are doing everything possible as a government to improve security in the state and ensure that security challenges are effectively tackled”.

From Left: Chief of Staff, Government House, Olorogun David Edevbie, Mrs Elizabeth Ogege, mother late Elozino Ogege,the Bishop, Diocese of Oleh Anglican Communion, Rt Rend John Aruakpor, during the presentation of Cheque to the family of late Miss Elozino Ogege in Asaba.

He commiserated with the family of the deceased and assured them of government’s support.

Speaking on behalf of the family, Mrs Elizabeth Ogege and Rt. Rev. John Aruakpor, Bishop, Diocese of Oleh, Anglican Communion, thanked Governor Okowa for the compassion showed to the family of the deceased and called on government to put more initiatives in place to tackle insecurity in the state.