The Edo State government has promised a thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa.
The Commissioner for Social Development and Gender Issues in Edo, Mrs Maria Edeko, gave the assurance to the parents, relatives, and friends of late Omozuwa.
“On behalf of the governor, I express deep pain over this incident. We are saddened over the matter because the deceased represents the old and the young,” she said.
Mrs Edeko spoke when she received the group who stormed the Government House in Benin City, the Edo State capital in protest over the gruesome murder of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) undergraduate.
She informed the protesters that the police have been mandated to fish out, arrest, and prosecute the masterminds of the heinous crime.
According to the commissioner, the Godwin Obaseki led administration is committed to ensuring the perpetrators of the crime are made to face the full wrath of the law.
She noted that the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law has been domesticated in the state to deal with such crimes.
“In this age and time when so many persons do not even think about studying, Vera Uwaila went to the church to read.
“Her death is disheartening, more so that the heinous crime was committed in a sacred place of worship,” Edeko lamented.
She disclosed that an Edo State government delegation has visited the family of the late student to commiserate with them and extend the governor’s deepest condolences.
A spokesperson for the protesters, Stephen Uzochukwu, urged the state government and other relevant stakeholders to ensure justice was served for late Omozuwa and other victims of rape and violence.
