The family members of 18 year-old Ruheinat Oyiza Isah, who was murdered in a local hotel at Nagazi Uvete in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, have demanded justice for their daughter.
The family urged police authorities to not allow the death of the girl swept under the carpet in vain.
According to the family, Oyiza was last seen in the early hours of 7 June 2025 before she was found lying in a pool of her blood inside the room.
Her father, Isah Abdulrahman, and brother, Isah Abdulrasheed, described her as a very disciplined and obedient child who had never engaged in questionable behaviour.
They charged the police to unravel the mystery behind Oyiza’s gruesome murder.
The victim’s family, however, expressed worry that the case was not receiving the desired attention.
Mariam Onize, the deceased’s best friend, and Ahmed Lawal, a resident of Inopepe Nagazi community, told newsmen that the teenage girl had apparently come to a supposed hotel to meet someone she probably trusted.
“The most unfortunate aspect is that this Area 8 Joint, Nagazi, as it’s called in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State—by daytime, it looks like an ordinary drinking spot, but by night, residents say, it turns into a guest house—and it’s here that the police discovered the lifeless body of Ruheinat Oiza Isah.
The police post in the area also confirmed that the bar was not licensed as a hotel.
A community leader in the area, Salihu Lamidi, said the village authorities were unaware that the premises offered room services until the incident happened.
As the family and the public await the conduct of an autopsy, and as the community tries to overcome their shock, the Isah family says it will not rest until the full truth is unravelled.
The family members alleged that their daughter may have been drugged and used for money rituals, a claim the police said they had yet to verify.
The victim’s father, Isah Abdulrahman, and brother, Isah Abdulrasheed, described her as a very disciplined and obedient child who had never engaged in questionable behaviour.
They charged the police to unravel the mystery behind Oyiza’s gruesome murder.
The victim’s family, however, expressed worry that the case was not receiving the desired attention.
As the family and the public await the conduct of an autopsy, and as the community tries to overcome their shock, the Isah family says it will not rest until the full truth is unravelled
Kogi State Police Command confirmed to our correspondent that the prime suspect, identified as Ahmed Tajudeen, who initially fled after the incident, is now in custody and cooperating with the authorities in their investigation.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Ovye Aya, allayed the parents’ fears, saying the police will stop at nothing until justice is served.
He appealed to parents and students to be conscious of people they interact with.
Aya further assured that the command will arraign the suspect as soon as the investigation is concluded.
He warned that the case of Oiza and others in similar situations should signal to all criminals in Kogi State that the police and other security agencies are vigilant in arresting criminal elements in the state.
