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22-Year-Old UNIBEN Student Rαped And Killed While Reading Inside RCCG Church In Edo

Nigerians are demanding justice for Uwa, 22-year-old UNIBEN student who was raped and murdered inside RCCG church in Edo.

Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Edo, has reportedly died after she was raped inside Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) near Ikpoba Hill in Benin city.

It was gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, when the girl went to the church to read in preparation for resumption of school after spending months at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

While reading in the church, Omozuwa was said to have been attacked and raped after which her head was smashed with a fire extinguisher which left her unconscious.

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Despite being rushed to the intensive care unit of a hospital, the girl couldn’t make it as she succumbed to the injuries sustained during the brutal attack.

The development has since been generating reactions on social media with many Nigerians calling for the arrest of Vera’s attackers using the hashtag #JusticeForUwa.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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  • I am convinced that those behind this are not strangers nor far away, they are either church members of the said church or persons in an area. There is an adage that says na who know man dey kill man, God must surely bring the Killers to book.

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