Opeyemi Adelere
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has reacted to the reported rape and subsequent death of a 100-level student of University of Benin (UNIBEN), Vera Omozuwa.
The 23-year old Omozuwa was reportedly raped inside a hall of one of the parishes of the RCCG on Ikpoba Hill, Benin city, where she had gone to study and was confirmed dead 18 days after by the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
Adeboye said all hands were on deck to unravel the crime and have the perpetrators arrested. “All I can do at this time is to pray for the family of Omozuwa and do everything possible working with relevant authorities to bring the perpetrators to book.”
“I and members of my family condemn this act strongly and urge everyone to stay calm as we are already looking into the matter and cooperating with the police to establish the facts of the shocking situation.”
Adeboye, quoting the police in Edo State said, “They are searching for people who might have witnessed the assault that led to the death of a female student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State.”
Chidi Nwabuzor, the police spokesperson in Edo, on Sunday evening said, “As at the day of the incident, she was in a coma, so the police could not obtain a statement from her on what happened.”
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“It’s unfortunate that no person is coming out as an eyewitness (witness) to give (an) account of what happened,” he added.
Nigerians have taken to their Twitter handle demanding a proper investigation, arrest and conviction of the perpetrators with the hashtag #justiceforuwa.
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