Killers Of Delta State Judge Must Face Justice – Police

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Delta State Police Command on Sunday November 30,2025 vowed that nothing will be spared in the efforts to hunt down suspected masterminds of the gruesome murder of a retired High Court Judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu.

The Source reports that the lifeless body of Justice Okogwu was on Monday November 24, discovered at her residence in Asaba ,the State capital. She was bound hands and legs when her body was found.

Her brother, who made the discovery after visiting her residence, drew the attention of the Police to  the unfortunate incident.

A statement from  Bright Idafe ,the spokesperson for the State Police Command on Sunday, informed that following the receipt of the report, operatives from the A Division Asaba responded swiftly ,and subsequently moved the corpse to the mortuary,.

According to Idafe, preliminary investigations have so far led to the arrest of a suspect,one Lucky Mathew, the morning guard in the Judge’s house. He had resumed for work in the morning, and according to him, met the gate open, without any sign of the night guard. He said he never went inside to find out why the gate was open and why the night guard was not there.

Concerted efforts are underway to track down the prime  suspect, the night guard, Godwin Vanem, who is presently at large .

The Police spokesperson said that  findings also revealed that Vanem may have fled the lateJudge’s residence shortly after the killing of the Judge.

Idafe stated that the matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department on the directives of the Commissioner of Police CP Olufemi Abaniwonda for a thorough and discreet investigation.

While conveying the  Command’s condolences to the  family , relations and friends of the deceased ,CP Abaniwonda also affirmed that efforts are ongoing to locate and arrest the fleeing prime suspect and all those remotely and or directly involved in the unfortunate development.