Inibehe Effiong@InibeheEffiong
As the solicitor to the family of the late Ochanya, I have been hesitant and very cautious about making public statements regarding this tragic case.
However, people have been tagging and reaching out to me for clarifications.
@Winifunds has very serious questions to answer regarding what she knows about the circumstances of the death of Miss Ochanya.
I have attached certified excerpts from the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, delivered on 28th April, 2022 in the charge filed by NAPTIP against Mrs. Felicia Ogbuja (Winifred’s mother).
Mrs Felicia was convicted and sentenced to five months imprisonment for failing to protect the late Ochanya who was under her care.
If you read page 14 of the judgement, you will see that Winifred’s name came up in the course of the proceedings. A witness testified under oath that Winifred caught her brother (Victor Ogbuja), who is still on the run, and reported to their father, Mr. Andrew Ogbuja.
Based on what I know, Winifred refused or failed to cooperate with the investigators.
She failed to make a statement regarding her role in the case. Efforts by investigators to get to her proved abortive.
If she had cooperated, it would have likely had a profound impact on the quest for justice for Ochanya.
That is all that I can say at this time.