uniben student reportedly raped and murdered while in the church

The tragic incident, which happened few

days ago, according to friends, saw her

attackers smashing her head with a fire

extinguisher and leaving her unconscious

around the Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City,

the state capital.

A 23-year-old lady, identified as Uwaila

Omozuwa , has died at the University of Benin

Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State, after

she was beaten and raped inside her local

church.

It was gathered that Uwaila, who was an 100-

level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, goes to

read everyday 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.