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Remember, Omozuwa, Murdered UNIBEN Student, Police Has Paraded Her Killers

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Remember, Omozuwa, whose other names are Vera Uwaila, of the University of Benin who was attacked and killed in the church last May?

The 100 level Microbiology student of the University had gone to read in the church where she worshipped before she was attacked and later died in the hospital

The police has paraded paraded six persons believed to have been involved in her killing.

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Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo Identified the suspects as Nelson Ogbebor, Akato Valentine, Mrs. Tina Samuel, Mrs. Mary Ade, Nosa Osabohien and Collins Ulegbe.

 “The matter was a great concern to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Muhammed Adamu who sent to us here in Benin, Homicide experts to work with our policemen at the state criminal investigation department.

“What we are seeing today, is a result of the uniting efforts of the police to get at the root of the crime and today, I announce to you and making public through this medium that the perpetrators have been arrested.

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 “The postmortem results had actually confirmed that she was raped”, he said.

Remember that on the day of the incident, the church security officer had gone to collect keys to the church from its keeper when he was told that there was someone already in the church. He reportedly got there only to find the girl in a pool of blood with the blood-stained fire extinguisher near her.

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The Eagle recalls that the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, had, following the incident, ordered a thorough investigation, saying the culprits must be arrested and brought to book.