A 100-level Microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Uwaila Omozuwa has been confirmed dead after she was raped and beaten by unknown people on Wednesday, May 27 2020.
The 22-year-old now deceased student, who goes to read everyday at a Redeemed Christian Church of God, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, was attacked with a fire extinguisher, raped and left in a pool of blood.
According to reports, 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.
The security officer ran back to inform the key keeper and his wife, who went to the church and met Uwaila 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, on Saturday midnight at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) where she was rushed to after the attack.
The incident has led to a social media campaign for justice with the hashtag #JusticeForUwa
