A suspect has been arrested in connection to the rape and eventual murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa.
Vera Uwaila Omozuwa as reported by Conquest Online in a previous post is a 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State
Uwaila was raped and killed in a Redeemed Christian Church of God, Benin where she was reading.
The police in Edo State have however arrested a person allegedly suspected to have knowledge of the killing.
The spokesperson for the Edo Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspect was arrested after an analysis of the fingerprint on the fire extinguisher used in hitting her was completed.
He stated that the suspect was arrested within the neighbourhood where the act was perpetrated.
“The item used in the assault, which was a fire extinguisher was recovered, immediately the operatives who were with some specialists screened the fingerprints which led to our suspect. The suspect was arrested around the place of the incident.”
The rape and killing of the young lady had sparked outrage across Nigeria with many calling for the immediate arrest and punishment of the perpetrators of such barbaric and ungodly act against the young deceased lady.
