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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has ordered the Nigeria Police to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a University of Benin (UNIBEN) undergraduate.
The victim, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa was reportedly raped and hit with a fire extinguisher when she visited a Church in Benin to read. She died days after she was rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
Reacting to the incident, the State Governor via series of tweets on Sunday said the Police has been “mandated to identify, arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable in her death.”
“I have ordered the Nigeria Police Force ( @PoliceNG) to thoroughly investigate the circumstances that led to the death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).
“The @PoliceNG has been mandated to identify, arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable in her death. The Violence Against Persons (VAP) Law is in effect in our state.
“Using this law, we would ensure to investigate what exactly transpired and deal decisively with the those found complicit in the dastardly act, whoever they might be. #JusticeForUwa,” he tweeted.
