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  • Police arrest suspected killer of UNIBEN student, Uwa Omozuwa

    Police arrest suspected killer of UNIBEN student, Uwa Omozuwa

    The Police in Edo have arrested one person suspected to have been part of the gang that raped and killed a 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, Uwaila Vera Omozuwa.

    Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed the development on her twitter handle @abikedabiri.

    She hinted the police carried out the arrest through the thumbprint of the suspect on the fire extinguisher with which Omozuwa was attacked.

    Spokesman of Edo Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the arrest too.

    He said the suspect was arrested after the fingerprint on the fire extinguisher she was attacked with was examined.

  • Adeboye breaks silence on alleged rape, murder of UNIBEN student in RCCG church

    General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has reacted to the alleged rape and murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level Microbiology student of University of Benin, (UNIBEN).

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Uwaila, who was a 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, was allegedly raped and killed by some unknown persons while reading in a Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, in Benin City.

    Her death has since sparked furious reactions from Nigerians online and offline with many directly attacking the leadership of the church for keeping mute on the dastardly act.

    Reacting, Adeboye on his verified Twitter page commiserated with the family of Uwa even as he called for calm.

    He condemned the act, adding that the church has began investigation into the case and would cooperate with the Nigeria Police to get justice for the victim.

    His tweet read: “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 incident. #justiceforuwa,”