Anthonia Duru
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered thorough investigation into the death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the Department of Microbiology, University of Benin (UNIBEN), in Ikpoba Hill axis of Benin City, the state capital.
Obaseki, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said he had mandated the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other relevant security agencies to fish out the culprits.
Miss Omozuwa was alleged to have been raped after her head was smashed with a fire extinguisher at a Pentecostal church in Benin, which consequently led to her death.
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“The governor is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa. We have been in consultation with the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and have mandated thorough investigation of the matter to ensure that those who are responsible for this heinous crime are brought to justice,” the statement read.
Osagie also expressed the governor’s deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and said that the state government would ensure that the full weight of the law run its course and that the Violence Against Persons (VAP) Law and other such laws related to rape and sexual abuse are exploited to get justice for the deceased.
