beaten and raped inside her local church.It was gathered that Uwaila, who was a 100-level Microbiology student of
UNIBEN, goes to read every day at The Redeemed Christian Church of God,
Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, but was unfortunately beaten, raped
and hit with a fire extinguisher by unknown men on Wednesday, 27th May
2020.
According to a source, “The church’s security officer had gone to
collect the keys to the church from its keeper when he was told that
there was someone in the church already.
“He got to the church only to find Uwaila in a pool of blood and next to
her was the fire extinguisher which was used to bash her face.
“He ran back to inform the key keeper and his wife, who went to the
church to meet her lifeless, thinking she was dead. After careful
observation, they noticed she moved her hand and quickly rushed her to
the hospital.
“It was at the hospital that Uwaila revealed she was reading all alone
when some unknown men came into the church, beat, raped and hit her head
with a fire extinguisher. However, she later passed on.”
The case was eventually reported to Oregbeni Police Station, but nothing
has been done about it so far.
Her friends and family have now taken to social media to demand action,
using the hashtag #JusticeForUwa.
Meanwhile, the Management of the institution, has decried the news of
the rape and subsequent murder of one of its students, Miss Vera
Omozuwa.
The victim was a 100 level Microbiology student of the institution
before her travail.
Vice Chancellor of UNIBEN, Prof. Lilian Salami, in a statement through
the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire,
described the news as shocking.
In the statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Benin, the VC
said the actions were condemnable and should not be condoned by any
society.
She said the current COVID-19 pandemic was already hard on everyone and
that compounding it with inflicting additional pain on any family was a
wicked act.
While commiserating with the bereaved family on the loss of their
daughter, Salami prayed God to grant her soul peaceful rest.
The vice chancellor urged students of the institution and indeed all
young people to be wary of the company they kept and the places they
visited.
Meanwhile, a delegation had been sent by the university’s management to
commiserate with the bereaved family.