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Police Parade Killers of Uniben Student, Uwaila
- Police Parade Killers of Uniben Student, Uwaila
Suspects responsible for the death of the 100-level Microbiology student of University of Benin, Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, have been apprehended by the police, Ekohotblog reports.
The information reaching our correspondent confirms that the suspects were paraded by the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, yesterday.
Ekohotblog recalled that in May 2020, the 100-level Microbiology student of the University of Benin, Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, was found badly injured and bruised in the head inside the building of the Redeemed Christian Church of God when she had gone to read, resulting to her death.
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The incident drew the attention of the general public and presidency, who ordered that a more thorough search be conducted to find the killers.
The suspects arrested are Nelson Ogbebor, Akato Valentine, Mrs. Tina Samuel, Mrs. Mary Ade, Nosa Osabohien, and Collins Ulegbe.
One of the suspects Collin Uligbe from Delta State, has disclosed that Uwaila’s landlady, Mrs Mary Ade, gave them N1 million to kill the undergraduate.
Collins while interrogated, said he attends the same church Uwaila attended, that he was asked by the landlady to wipe Uwaila’s private part with an handkerchief so that she could use it for ritual purposes and prosper in her business.
However, the landlady has denied the allegation, saying she neither gave him the money nor asked him to wipe the lady’s private part.
During the parade, The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, said the police decided to intensify efforts in unraveling Uwa’s killers following the wide outcry it generated and also the interest put in by the Inspector General of Police.
He said, “The matter was of great concern to the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, who sent to us here in Benin, Homicide experts to work with our policemen at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).
“What we see today is a result of the united efforts of the police to get at the root of the crime and today. I announced to you and made public through this medium that the perpetrators have been arrested”, he said.
Kokumo said the postmortem results confirmed that the said Uwaila Omozuwa was raped.
“The postmortem results had confirmed that she was raped,” he said.
He added, “I assured the good people of Edo State that we would leave no stone unturned to unravel the mystery behind this,” he said
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