General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has condemned the alleged rape and killing of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level Microbiology student of University of Benin, UNIBEN.
Uwaila was reportedly raped and killed by yet to be identified persons inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, building in Benin City, while reading.
Her death has attracted widespread condemnation from Nigerians on social media calling for justice for her.
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In a reaction posted on his verified Twitter handle, Adeboye, commiserated with the family of Uwa, calling for calm.
He condemned the dastardly act, while disclosing that the church had commenced investigation into the case and would cooperate with the Nigeria Police to get justice for the victim.
His tweet read: “All I can do at this time is to pray for the family of Omozuwa and do everything possible working with relevant authorities to bring the perpetrators to book.
“I and members of my Family condemn this act strongly and urge everyone to stay calm as we are already looking into the matter and cooperating with the police to establish the facts of the shocking incident. #justiceforuwa,”
