Judith Omozuwa, sister to the late Uniben student, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa who was raped and murdered in a church says Uwa wanted to be a preacher.
Judith revealed that she always left home to go and read in the church, and on that particular day, she, Judith, saw her late sister off to the gate
“That she was murdered where she always found peace is just devastating.
“Uwa complained that we made a lot of noise at home watching TV and it was getting worse now that everyone is at home.
“That day she was wearing one of my clothes and I was teasing her. She said that is what sisters do,” she dai.
Meanwhile, a man has been arrested in connection with Omozuwa’s death and police say forensics show that she been hit on the head with a fire extinguisher found at the scene.
Edo Police Command spokesman Chidi Nwabuzor said “The item used in the assault, which was a fire extinguisher, was recovered. Immediately the operatives… screened the fingerprints, which led to our suspect.
“Omozuwa’s family told CNN that doctors said the late Uwa was raped, but the police have stopped calling it rape and instead described it as “inhumane sexual assault.
“Rape is considered a stigma in most Nigerian families and it’s extraordinary for her family to reveal that this happened to her, Amnesty International Nigeria Director Osai Ojigho told CNN.
“It shows how police are unwilling to even investigate rape cases and will rather probe murder allegations. Both are heinous crimes and none should be dismissed for the other,” Ojigho said.
Uwa’s case is one of the cases of rape in Nigeria in the past few days.
