{"id":93638,"date":"2025-04-21T17:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=93638"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:14:08","slug":"police-wade-into-death-of-delta-governors-adviser-allegedly-beaten-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=93638","title":{"rendered":"Police wade into death of Delta Governor’s adviser allegedly beaten to death"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are reports the Police has opened investigations into the death of Delta State Governor Special Adviser on Trade and Export, <\/span>Chief Shimite Winifred Bello,<\/span> died as a result of alleged spousal abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Details are sketchy but media reports said she was beaten to death.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Dockaysworld.com, the tragic incident reportedly happened on Monday, April 21, 2025, and has since stirred emotions across Delta State and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

While official details remain unclear, several individuals close to her have alleged that her husband was responsible for the attack that led to her death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her aide, Tameta Sunday, shared a sorrowful message on social media, blaming her husband for cutting short her life and the plans they had together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another social media user, Hon. Oge Okonkwo, also claimed that her husband has been arrested in connection with her death.<\/span><\/p>\n

These allegations have not yet been confirmed by the police.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chief Shimite was a respected figure in trade and economic circles.<\/span><\/p>\n

She served as the Coordinator of the Delta State UNIDO Centre and led the implementation of the Federal Government\u2019s Social Investment Programme in Delta.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her passion for African culture and tourism was evident in her television documentary, African Pot, which showcased African cuisine and traditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

She was involved in several international and national projects, including the USAID\/NEXTT programme and the Lakaji Trade Corridor.<\/span><\/p>\n

She also sat on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Economic Change in Africa (FESECA) and worked as a contributing editor for publications like Daily Trust and Leadership, focusing on travel and tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her death has sparked conversations about domestic abuse, with many urging women to walk away from violent relationships rather than stay and risk their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friends, colleagues, and members of the public continue to mourn her, describing her as a woman of great vision and purpose whose life ended too soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25cf Additional report by dockaysworld.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are reports the Police has opened investigations into the death of Delta State Governor Special Adviser on Trade and Export, Chief Shimite Winifred Bello, died as a result of alleged spousal abuse. Details are sketchy but media reports said she was beaten to death. According to Dockaysworld.com, the tragic incident reportedly happened on Monday, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":93637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5807,7,5781],"tags":[3338,512,7080],"class_list":["post-93638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-crime-and-violence","category-news","category-obituary","tag-beaten","tag-death","tag-shimite"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/93637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}