Brutally Raped & Assaulted: Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa Died 3 Days Later


Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 23 year old leveler Student was brutally raped and assaulted inside a Redeemed Christian Church in Ikpoba-Hill Area in Benin City, Edo State. The perpetrators of this act are yet to be identified.

Available information has it that Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, usually referred to as Uwa has been going the Church to read since the COVID-19 lock-down has affected school. She usually goes there to read in the morning hours and return in the evenings.

On 27th May, 2020, she went there to read as usual only for the family to be called later in the evening by the Assistant Pastor of the Church that Uwa was in a terrible condition. The Assistant Pastor was said to have been alerted by the Security man who usually come around in the evenings. When he saw that the door was opened, he thought that Uwa was yet to leave only for him to check and saw her breathing heavily but a closer look made him to raise alarm and put a call to the Assistant Pastor.

She was initially taken to  a private hospital close to the Church before she was taken to University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and later died on Saturday 30th May, 2020 after frantic effort to bring her back to consciousness.


The scene of the incidence was stained with blood and a fire extinguisher believed to have been used by the perpetrator to knock her out. Her books, calculator and glasses were littered around. She was tied and her mouth was stuffed.
 


Information so revealed that none of the Church property was missing. 

The case has since been reported at the Oregbeni Police Station, there is no update on the effort of the police so far on this case.

Members of the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are not taking this issue lightly considering their several calls that issues like this should be curbed in the State. Those perpetrators of acts like this should not be treated with levity when apprehended. There have been several cases of assault, rape and various forms of violence and perpetrators are not brought to book. 

They are calling for justice for Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa.

The CSOs have also scheduled an emergency meeting on Monday June 1st, 2020 by noon to address Justice for Uwaila Omozuwa. This is a call for all to join hands and effort to ensure that justice is served hence you need not wait to be called directly before the needful is done. 

Today, its Uwaila, tomorrow it could be any of ours.

During this COVID-19 lock-down, there has been various reports of sexual violence, We believe that this is a call for this issues to be adequately addressed with COVID-19 lock-down not being a barrier as enough is enough.

#JusticeforUwailaOmozuwa 
#JusticeforUwa 
#StopAllFormofViolence 
#SayNoToRape



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