DOHS Cares Foundation Blog

  JUSTICE FOR DEBORAH OKWORI Court: Justice Ogalla’s court, High court Ikeja   Date: 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026 Time: 9:00AM   Tomorrow, DOHS Cares Foundation alongside Deborah Okwori's family return to court in the case of Deborah Okwori , a woman whose life G was violently taken and whose family has had to live with the consequences of that loss. We have received information that the accused, Lintex Ogale , has requested a plea bargain . As the matter comes before the court, we are calling on journalists, media organisations, women’s rights advocates, civil society organisations, lawyers, activists and members of the public to stand with Deborah and her family. This is a call for justice to remain visible, transparent and accountable. We want the public to pay attention to what happens in court tomorrow. What offence is being proposed under the plea bargain? What terms are being proposed? What sentence is contemplated? Has the victim’s family been properly consulted? And w...

DOHS CARES FOUNDATION condemns in the strongest possible terms the brutal and senseless killings of two women in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, in separate incidents occurring within less than one month of each other.   On July 28, 2026, Nora Abombay was allegedly killed by her husband Emma Abombay following a domestic dispute after returning from a visit. Her eldest child, barely eight years old, reportedly witnessed the violence that took his mother’s life. The suspect remains at large.   On August 26, 2026, barely four weeks later, Blessing Oghwoghwo, a mother of two young boys aged 5 and 3, was reportedly beaten and strangled to death by her husband, identified only as Favour. He fled the scene immediately, leaving behind their terrified children.   These are not isolated incidents. They are the visible tip of a deadly national epidemic; femicide, the most extreme form of gender-based violence, and it is happening, with frightening frequency and near-tot...