#JusticeForUwa: Amnesty International condemns student's brutal death

A UK non-governmental organization, Amnesty International has condemned the rape and brutal murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa; a 22-year-old 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State.

Vera Uwaila was raped and killed inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God in Benin city. A situation that has led several women to speak up against rape and brutal crimes committed against women under this famous hashtag, #JusticeForUwa.

"While the nation is still coming to terms with this gross violation, in Jigawa state 11 men were arrested for raping a 12-year old girl at Limawa in Dutse, the state capital. Although rape is a crime in Nigeria government’s response to it continues to be, woefully inadequate,

"Rising cases of rape across Nigeria was a result of the failure of law enforcement to ensure that rapists face justice. We are deeply concerned that perpetrators of rape in Nigeria invariably escape punishment," the Human rights organisation said in a statement.

It went further to ask the West African nation to discard laws that encourage rape.

"Nigerian authorities must discard discriminatory laws that condone rape or prevent its successful prosecution," it concluded.

Amnesty International condemns the rape and brutal murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa; a 22-year-old 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State. Vera Uwaila was raped and killed inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God in Benin city. #JusticeForUwa #RapeIsACrime pic.twitter.com/TGm4prCVxp

— Amnesty Int. Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) May 31, 2020