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•‘He conscionable went to sojourn a friend’
By Emmanuel Elebeke
By each accounts, Ugochukwu Oghenekaro, was a peaceful man, a devoted husband, a loving begetter of two, and a soon-to-be dada again.
On Sunday, October 12, 2025, what should person been a joyful time spent with family, turned into a heartbreaking calamity that his wife, children, and loved ones whitethorn ne'er retrieve from.
That day, Oghenekaro, 36, a postgraduate of Computer Engineering, had visited a sister astatine a adjacent suburb, successful Warri, to observe his niece’s day with his elder sister, Joy.
“He was afloat of life,” Joy recalls. “He played with the kids from 10am. to 6pm.; helped america acceptable up the barroom table, successful his accustomed cheerful self. He besides bought substance erstwhile our generator ran retired of fuel.”
After the celebration, helium near successful institution of 2 adjacent friends, Peace and Elohor, readying to instrumentality home. But earlier heading back, they decided to rapidly halt by and cheque connected a person who lives successful a adjacent estate.
As they approached the property gate, determination was a insignificant postulation hold-up. Two vehicles were up of them. Like others, Oghenekaro waited patiently. After the property information gave clearance to the cars successful front, helium followed suit, unaware that his elemental enactment of compliance would soon beryllium twisted into a deadly confrontation.
Just wrong the gate, a worker stationed adjacent flagged him down. “Why are you driving in?” the worker barked. Oghenekaro, amazed but respectfully explained that the property information had already conducted checks and waved them through. But alternatively of listening, the worker struck him a harsh slaps crossed the face.
Shocked, Oghenekaro stepped retired of his conveyance navy bluish honda, helium didn’t combat back. He lone asked, “Why did you slap me?” He had already reversed arsenic instructed and called the person they came to visit, who confirmed helium was connected his mode retired to conscionable them.
But earlier things could beryllium resolved, different worker who had been observing from the sidelines ran toward Oghenekaro with a dagger and, successful beforehand of his terrified friends, stabbed him connected the manus and tummy and his intestines gushed out.
Peace and Eloho rushed to clasp him arsenic helium collapsed, soaked successful blood, portion the assailant took to his heal. Peace pursued him and managed to region his sanction tag bearing, “Sefiu,” earlier helium rushed backmost to dying Oghenekaro, who was successful excavation of his blood.
They sped to a adjacent Navy hospital, trying to support him conscious.
On the way, the person they had travel to spot yet arrived and identified Oghenekaro arsenic his guest, and asked the soldiers wherefore they didn’t fto them in.
At the hospital, doctors could lone corroborate the worst: Oghenekaro was dead.
He near down 2 young children and a wife, who is presently large with their 3rd child. “He was the breadstuff victor and everything to us,” his woman said successful tears. “How bash I archer our children that their begetter is gone? So, my hubby volition not beryllium live to spot our caller baby? How bash I rise the children alone?”
His lone ‘offence’ was pursuing cars into an property aft being cleared by security, thing galore Nigerians bash daily.
Friends and household are present demanding answers and justice. “We can’t conscionable determination connected similar this. He was a bully man. He didn’t merit to dice this way,” Peace said.
As the assemblage mourns the nonaccomplishment of a antheral known for his humility, determination is outcry for the Nigerian subject to analyse the actions of the soldiers progressive and guarantee justness is served.
The station How day sojourn ended successful calamity for Oghenekaro, a young begetter successful Warri appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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