A coalition of Women’s rights advocates and legal practitioners gathered today to demand justice for Bimbo Ogbonna, two years after her death in a domestic violence incident allegedly involving her husband, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, popularly known as IVD. The hearing for the case, which was scheduled for today, 24th October 2024, after several postponements from the 14th of May 2024, did not take place, leaving the advocates frustrated but determined in their pursuit of justice.
Bimbo Ogbonna, wife of celebrity businessman IVD, died from severe burns on October 12, 2022, after an alleged domestic violence incident at their Lekki residence. Despite evidence pointing to long-standing abuse, including a 2020 exposé by Bimbo herself, justice remains elusive. Eyewitnesses reported that Bimbo, in a desperate attempt to escape her abusive situation, set their house ablaze after enduring a brutal beating from IVD on that fateful day
Leading the group of advocates, Toyin Ndidi Taiwo Ojo esq, a legal practitioner and Executive Director of the ‘Stop the Abuse Against Women and Children Foundation’, addressed the media alongside ANTHONIA OJENAGBON of ‘Tonia Bruised but Not Broken Foundation’.
“We are here today 24th October in the case of Lagos State Government VS Ikechukwu Ogbonna popularly known as IVD; but we’ve just been told now that the case will come up on the 27th of November, 2024. We will keep coming until justice is served. It’s been two years now and this case is still dragging. We are appealing to the Lagos State Government for a speedy and accelerated hearing of this case.
“We will not give up; we’re fighting for justice not only for Bimbo, but also for every woman who has died through any form of gender-based violence.
‘The last time the case was called up for hearing was on the 14th May, 2024. It was adjourned to 25th September 2024 and we were in court on that day but the court did not sit. Now again, we’ve been told that the case has been moved till 27th November 2024. All we are asking for is a speeding hearing of the case.”
