SLAIN UNIBEN STUDENT'S CASE GETS PRESIDENTIAL ATTENTION AS ARREST OF A SUSPECT IS MADE

 

LATE UWAVERA OMOZUWA

The public outrage and call for justice that trailed the rape and murder of Uwa Omozuwa, an undergraduate of University of Benin has yielded some good news.

The 100 level student was raped and killed by some unknown men while she was reading in a RCCG church closed to her house.

This horrendous act has attracted local and national outrage as Nigerians called for the perpetrators be brought to book.

However, on Tuesday morning, news spread that the police in Edo state has arrested a suspected killer of Uwa Omozuwa.

Confirming the arrest, Spokesman of Edo Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor told newsmen that the suspect was arrested after the fingerprint on the fire extinguisher she was attacked with was examined.

"The item used in the assault, which was a fire extinguisher, was recovered, immediately the operatives who were with some specialists screened the finger prints which led to our suspect.

“Around the place of the incident, the suspect was arrested,” Nwabuzor said.

President Muhammadu Buhari had given marching orders to the police to solve the crime urgently. He tweeted:

I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Uwaila Omozuwa. I expect the Nigeria Police Force to speedily and diligently investigate this case and ensure that all the culprits responsible for this barbaric act are brought to justice.

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) June 2, 2020

Celebrities like Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade, ASA among other popular Nigerians have also lent their voices to the call for justice as hashtags like #JusticeForUwa #EnoughIsEnough #WeAreTired trended on twitter for days.