In May 2020, Vera Omozuwa, a 22-year-old microbiology student at the University of Benin went to her local church to study in what she thought was a safe environment. Tragically, she was brutally raped and later died from her injuries. The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act of 2015, provides the legal framework to prosecute perpetrators of such heinous crimes and provide some measure of justice for victims like Vera.
Despite the…
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