By Abimbola Ogunnaike
The family of a 22-year-old graduate of the University of Benin who was recently raped to death has appealed to the police and other security agencies to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Residents of Iyowa community in Benin City, the Edo State capital, have been in a mourning mood and fear since unknown men reportedly assaulted and raped the lady, Adekolore Idowu Glory, to death on 13 June, 2024.
An X user, who identified himself as Glory’s brother, said unknown men attacked his sister while she was returning home from school.
According to him, Glory, who graduated in April this year, was processing her clearance when she met her untimely death, adding that her body was left close to her house.
He urged the police to take action and unravel the mystery surrounding his sister’s death, saying, “Justice for my younger sister Adekolore Idowu Glory, who was raped and killed in Iyowa Community, Benin, Edo State, on her way back from school (UNIBEN).
She went for her clearance, and her corpse was dropped close to her mother’s house.
“Help us seek justice for my kid sister who just graduated from the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in April 2024 and was still processing her projects and clearance when she was raped to death on her way back from school on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at just 22 years old.
“Her lifeless body has been deposited at UBTH mortuary on June 15, 2024, with the help of the Nigerian police from Ekiadolor Division. She was beaten, raped, and killed. Please, Nigerians, come to my rescue. The help I need now is just for my innocent sister. My mum can’t hold herself.”
However, Edo State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the sad development, saying an investigation was ongoing to identify those behind the act and bring them to justice.
Nwabuzor added that the corpse of the lady was found without any clothes on her, stressing that blood was oozing from her private part.
