Management of the University of Benin says it received with shock, the news of the rape and subsequent murder of one of its students, Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, 100 level, Microbiology Department.

Igbere TV had reported the death of the 22-year-old, who was said to have been raped at a church where she had gone to read on Friday, around Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City where she lives.

In a statement signed and made available to Igbere TV Sunday by the University spokesperson, Benedicta Ehanire, PhD she said the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lilian Salami was saddened by the development.

“The actions are condemnable and should not be condoned by any society,” the VC was quoted as saying. “The current pandemic was already hard on everyone and that compounding it with inflicting additional pain on any family is a wicked act.”

While commiserating with the bereaved family on the loss of their dear daughter, Professor Salami prayed God to grant her soul, peaceful rest.

The Vice Chancellor called on students of the institution and indeed all young people to be wary of the company they keep and the places that they visit.

Meanwhile, a delegation has been sent by the University’s Management to commiserate with the bereaved family, said the institution’s spokesperson.

https://igberetvnews.com/1353461/nigerian-student-raped-inside-church-smashed-death-photos/

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