EXCLUSIVE: UNIBEN Student Lands In Jail Over 'mistaken Identity'

By Campus Gist, Benin City

A student of the University of Benin, Mr. Awoh Sunday Theodore has been arrested by men of the Nigerian police over a case of 'mistaken identity', Campus Gist reports.

Theodore was arrested by the police in Edo over a Facebook post by one Livinus Elem, following the death of Miss Vera Uwaila, the first-year UNIBEN student who was raped and murdered in a church.

In the Facebook post, Elem had blamed Uwaila for her death, claiming that she double-dated while alive. “Good for her why will she be dating two room mates the same time”, he wrote.

Campus Gist gathered that the comment led to the arrest and subsequent detainment of Theodore, who was taken for Elem for their alleged resemblance.

He is currently being held behind bars at the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Sapele road division, Benin city, the Edo state capital.

In a letter exclusively obtained by Campus Gist, dated 18th June addressed to President of UNIBEN Students’ Union Government, Theodore said he had been wrongly accused.

“I want to remind you that you are part of my number 1 hope of survival in this grievous allegations against me”, Theodore told the SUG president, who he said had earlier paid him a visit in prison.

Mr. Theodore, however, called for solidarity from his faculty, Education and the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) for his freedom.

“I have been detained and my fundamental human right of habeas corpus had been violated. I have suffered what I know nothing about and till now still subjected to police cell”, he lamented.

Theodore, a member of St. Albert catholic church in UNIBEN, further requested that the chaplain in charge, Rev. Fr. Obinyan comes to his rescue and offer prayers on his behalf.

A source and member of the church, who craved anonymity, however told Campus Gist that Rev. Obinyan and other church leaders, including the SUG president were already intervening in the matter.

“We all want justice for Uwa, but we want the real perpetrators to be brought to book”, the source said, insisting, “the innocent should be spared and not be made to pay a price for a crime he did not commit.”

The source wondered the resemblance between the duo, calling on the police to give “concrete evidence” as to the connection of Theodore to the certain Elem who made the Facebook post.

Efforts to obtain comment from the Edo state police public relations officer, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor proved abortive. His phone line was still busy as at the time of filing this report.

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Lalasticlala

He should not pay d price for an offence he never committed

Very Sad.....He should be released immediately.....while his student ID or any other ID should be made public.....

They look a like.

Damnnnnn niggarrr
Too bad
Them resemble small o
May we real niggarrrs never be mistaken or rather pay for the offence committed by other pussy asss niggarrrs

gambia:
He brought it upon himself.

Be a real niggarrr
Real niggarrrz read anyday anytime twice on Wednesday

Zealoy:
Oga u sure say u get work at all? U are on every thread here on NL

Nor be my fault Bros. Na the type of huzzle when i dey do
My huzzle na to sit down for internet twenty four hours non stop! Infact na there i for dey smoke and drink. Like this morning now i supposed kill about ten can of Heineken so that inspiration go dey enter me to huzzle...as i dey drink na so i dey smoke. See brother i be exhaust..( real smoker). To all my real niggarrrz on Nairaland. Please if i die. Burry me with enough bottles of Heineken and weed

Freedom of expression is one of the deadly sins in Nigeria

This is pretty bad

God have mercy! Social media can kill and can also save!


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Mistaken Identity.

What an uncanny resemblance.

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Mistaken identity...... hmm

What u get when u run ur mouth like tap/draw like Ogbonna soup.

Chai... mistaken identity?

That guy done Hama!!!

When they(police) release you, sue the Inspector General of police, make sure you make them pay for this nation wide embarrassment.

Start with One billion naira only.

Ok

May we never share resemblance or lookalike with a criminal wanted for murder or crime in Jesus name. This one na akoba adaba wey aboki dey pray make we no c ooo

Dem resemble well o

May we never be victims of mistaken identity. Many are rotting in jail because of this..

The resemblance is striking but I can still see the difference, one is chubby and looks healthy, the other is thin.

gambia:
He brought it upon himself.

It's obvious you didn't read the post.

Lazy youth.

Only igbo

And he has no ID card?

He has no facebook account?

Story do not add up.