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By Lizzy Chirkpi
A call for justice has reignited public attention on the gruesome 2018 murder of Elozino Joshualia Ogege, as her friend, Tejiomo Omojevwe, breaks her silence with a chilling account of the events leading to the student’s death.
In an emotional appeal shared online, Omojevwe described Elozino not just as a classmate, but as a close friend and a promising young woman whose life was brutally cut short.
“She wasn’t just a classmate, she was my friend. We sat together in school. She was a decent girl. Elo was not wayward,” she wrote.
Elozino, a student of Delta State University, was reportedly lured to her death while searching for accommodation in Abraka. According to her friend, a security operative identified as Onoriode, also known as Onos, allegedly offered to help her secure housing but instead led her into a deadly trap.
“She only went to look for a house to rent,” Omojevwe lamented. “That was how he lured her.”
The suspects, said to include internet fraudsters and accomplices, allegedly abducted Elozino within the school environment, overpowered her, and drove her to a remote location where the crime was carried out.
“They planned it. They waited for her inside the school… overpowered her and took her away,” she said.
In one of the most disturbing parts of her account, Omojevwe alleged that Elozino was subjected to horrific violence before her death.
“According to their confession, Elozino was crying and begging them to let her go… even after they took her eyes alive, she was still begging them,” she wrote.
She further claimed that parts of Elozino’s body were removed for ritual purposes, linked to so-called “Yahoo Plus” activities, and allegedly handed over to a native doctor identified as Ojokojo Robinson Obajero.
Police investigations at the time, confirmed by the Delta State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, led to the arrest of several suspects after tracking the victim’s phone. Then Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Mustafa, also confirmed that those apprehended were involved in ritual killings, with at least one suspect reportedly dying while attempting to escape.
Despite these developments, Omojevwe expressed frustration that justice has remained elusive nearly eight years later.
“But since 2018… what has happened? Elo has had no justice,” she wrote. “Adjournment after adjournment. Delay after delay. Years have passed.”
She also questioned the role of the university and the hiring process that allegedly allowed a former convict to work within the campus environment.
“She trusted the wrong person, a security man inside her own school. How can you employ an ex-convict?” she asked.
Calling on Nigerians not to forget the case, Omojevwe urged sustained public pressure to ensure accountability.
“Elo is gone, we know. But we want justice… Please don’t let this case die,” she pleaded. “How long will young girls keep dying like this?”