father of late Cynthia Osokogu, has expressed
confidence in Nigeria's judiciary, saying that
he was sure justice would be done in the case
of his daughter's death.
The late Cynthia was found dead in a hotel
room in Lagos on July 26, after she was
declared missing by her family three days
earlier. She was allegedly killed by her
assailants on July 22.
Four suspects, including two university
undergraduates, were later arrested in
connection with the incident and the case
had been taken to court.
The remains of the late Cynthia were
committed to earth on Friday at Owa Ekei,
Agbor, Delta.
Speaking to newsmen at the occasion, the
father of the deceased said that he was
impressed with the way the investigation and
court process of his late daughter were
handled.
He commended the police for what he
described as "wonderful job so far'', and
urged the force to always rise to occasions
that needed its professionalism in order to
make the force a true friend of the public.
He said that the death of Cynthia, who would
have been 24 years in November, had
created a big vacuum in his family but stated
that the family had no choice than bear the
loss.
"Life must go on because what you cannot
change, you will accept.''
He commended the media for their support
and appealed for demonstration of the same
zeal in covering the court proceedings on the
case.
The remains of the late Cynthia, conveyed in
a Volvo ambulance with registration number
LY 616 EKY, arrived at her father's compound
at Agbor at 2.55 p.m.
Her remains were interred in the compound
at 3.55 p.m. after a brief Christian ceremony
conducted by Rev. Fr. Leonard Biachi, the
Parish Priest of Saint Dominic's Catholic
Church, Boji Boji, Owa.
The first attempt to bury the late Cynthia on
Sept. 7 was aborted when the police were
said to have refused to release her body on
grounds that they had not concluded autopsy
on it.
But a funeral mass scheduled for the day was
conducted and persons who had arrived for
the burial attended the mass and later
commiserated with the family.
Guests at the Sept. 7 aborted burial included
Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta, Senator
Ifeanyi Okowa, Dr Festus Okubor, Chief of
Staff, Government House, Asaba and top
military personnel and traditional chiefs in the
area.
Until her death, Cynthia was a post-graduate
student at the Nassarawa State University,
Keffi, where she obtained her first degree.
(NAN)
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