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| UWAVERA OMOZUWA/FACEBOOK Image caption Uwavera Omozuwa's dream was to become a nurse |
There is outrage in Nigeria following the murder of a
22-year-old student, Uwavera Omozuwa in a church.
The hashtag #JusticeForUwa is trending in Nigeria, with her
family appealing for help to track down her killers.
Uwavera had been studying in a "quiet" church near
her home in Benin City when she was killed, her sister, Judith, told BBC
Pidgin.
The student, who had wanted to become a nurse, died in hospital on Saturday, three days after the attack.
Judith Omozuwa said her sister had also been raped.
Her family said they received a call from a woman at the
Redeemed Christian Church of God on Wednesday evening.
Uwavera was taken to hospital after a security guard found
her, her skirt torn and her shirt covered in blood, Judith Omozuwa said.
'Failure to curb gender-based violence'
However, a police spokesperson in southern Edo State, whose
capital is Benin City, told BBC Pidgin that they were treating the incident as
a murder, not a rape, case.
The student died following a fight at the church, the spokesperson added, without giving more details.
Uwavera had only just been admitted to the University of
Benin to study microbiology when she was killed.
She often went to sit and "read" at the church
near her house as it was quiet, her sister added.
Unconfirmed reports in local media said a group of men had
entered the church, raping Uwavera and hitting her with a fire extinguisher.
On Tuesday, many Nigerians were angered after a policeman
allegedly shot dead a 16-year-old girl, Tina Ezekwe, in the commercial capital,
Lagos.
The officer was arrested, police said.
On Twitter, many Nigerians expressed concern about the government's failure to tackle gender-based violence, and questioned whether parents were bringing up boys properly.
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