Photos: Family of woman killed by soldier on daughter's wedding day seeks justice as C.O offers N200k as compensation

The family of Mrs Alice Akparobi Orobogha who was
shot dead by a soldier in Delta State has
demanded that the perpetrators be brought to
justice. The Commanding Officer of the 3 Battalion
Effurun Division, Major Azanku, has offered
N200,000 as compensation to the family to avoid a
legal battle. But the family turned down the
offer.
The middle aged level twelve judicial officer with
Oleh High Court, was on her way to her daughter's
wedding when she was killed by one of the soldiers
deployed to enforce the no-movement restriction
during environmental sanitation at Jakpa Junction,
Uvwie council area of Delta State on April 30, 2016.
According to Sahara Reporters, the son of the
deceased, Shedrack Aktarobi, appealed to the
State and federal governments to immediately
intervene in the matter and ensure that the
culprits are held accountable for their actions.
The deceased reportedly boarded a commercial
tricycle to a relative’s home near the venue of the
wedding in order to make it on time, due to the
restriction of movement. The soldiers were said to
have flagged down the tricyclist claiming it was not
yet 10 a.m. When the driver refused to stop, one
of the soldiers fired a at the tricycle, as the rider
was apparently not going to stop, killing the
woman.
A human rights activist, Rockson Igelige, has lent
his voice to the demand for the prosecution of the
officer involved in the heinous act by the
appropriate security agencies. Mr. Igelige warned
that shielding the perpetrator from justice would
encourage more killings as their actions would go
unpunished.
Source: Sahara Reporters