The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has condemned the gruesome rape and murder of one of its members, Miss Uwa Omozuwa.

In a release on the Church’s Twitter account, @rccg_pr, on Sunday, May 31, 2020, The RCCG commiserated with the family of the late Miss Uwa Omozuwa, a 100 level student of the University of Benin on the unfortunate demise. Miss Omozuwa was a member of the choir in one of the church’s parishes in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.

According to Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, the Church’s Public Relations Officer, it was the Church’s night guard that found her when he resumed work around 7pm on Wednesday, May 27 and alerted the authorities who rushed her to the hospital where she was receiving treatment until her passing on Saturday night.

The church prayed that God would reveal the perpetrators of the evil act.

Headed by a former Mathematics lecturer, The Redeemed Christian Church of God is one of the largest pentecostal denominations in the world with presence in over 150 countries.

Read the press release below

Miss Uwa’s death has provoked a wide range of emotions among Nigerians. It has also brought to the fore again, that rape other forms of violence perpetrated against women is still a major concern in the country.