How my daughter was killed by her boyfriend for ritual purpose – Dad of slain AAU student
How my daughter was killed by her boyfriend for ritual purpose – Dad of slain AAU student
Story from Vincent CHIKAMSO, Abuja
The father of a 400-level student of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, in Edo State, Ochuko Regha, who was brutally murdered by her boyfriend has revealed that his daughter was killed for ritual purposes by her lover.
The tragic incident reportedly occurred in Benin City, where the girl’s lifeless body was discovered in her boyfriend’s room surrounded by blood.
Ochuko Regha, the victim’s father who holds a senior position in the Ministry of Finance, Delta State, expressed profound grief over the demise of his daughter, whom he affectionately called ‘Sugar girl,’ Guardian News reports.
In an emotional statement to the press in Asaba, Regha recounted the harrowing details of how his daughter died, as he revealed that he grew suspicious after his attempts to contact her went unanswered on that fateful Monday.
He also said that she had fallen victim to the evil intentions of her boyfriend, who was identified as Ochionogor Victor.
Later on, he grew increasingly concerned when his WhatsApp messages remained undelivered, as he went on to narrate that the assailant, Victor, employed knives and other objects to end his daughter’s life in his own room, leaving her lifeless body in a pool of her own blood with her eyes open.
Regha painfully stated that despite the efforts of a neighbour who had heard Oghenefejiro’s cries and attempted to help, the entrance to the room had been securely locked by the perpetrator, as local vigilantes were later called upon to break through the door, but tragically, Oghenefejiro had already succumbed to her injuries.
He said, “At about 11:45 a.m. on Monday morning, I called my daughter twice, and there was no response. I later sent her WhatsApp messages, but they weren’t delivered till her last breath.
“When he was killing her, a man heard her crying but he threatened the man. He threatened the only man left in the compound, who heard my daughter’s cry.
“It was this man that alerted local vigilantes who came and broke the keys, but my daughter had died before help could reach her,” the grieving father added.