RHETORICS WITHOUT RELIEF: Oghara bleeds as kidnap, killings expose Delta’s security gaps 

By Egufe YafugborhiThe red soil of Oghara Kingdom, once celebrated as the welcoming “Gateway to Urhoboland,” is again soaked in blood.On June 25, 2026, a husband and wife were abducted on the Otefe-Ovade Link Road. The husband was executed by his captors; the wife was released only after ransom was paid. For the Oghara Study Group (OSG), it was not an isolated tragedy. It was further evidence of a Delta State Government that speaks security in rhetoric but offers disenchantment