A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has added his voice to the call for justice for victims of rape and police brutality.
In a Twitter thread on Tuesday, Tinubu rose in solidarity with women, decrying gender-based violence.
He wrote: “All of us are born of woman and nurtured of woman. Vera Uwaila Omozuwa is the most recent name on a list, far too long, of women who have lost their lives at the hands of these vile criminals. Today, I rise in solidarity with women in Nigeria to say #enoughisenough.
“For far too long women and young girls in our nation have suffered the pain, hurt and stigma of gender-based violence and abuse. Too many have been hurt, intimidated and bullied. Too many have died. Such violence is inexcusable. There is nothing that can defend this wrongdoing.
“#JusticeforUwa #JusticeforJennifer #JusticeforTina #JUSTICE for all victims of gender-based violence.”
Uwa Omozuwa, a 22-year-old microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State, was raped and injured on May 27 when she visited a church in Benin City to study. She died three days later in a hospital.
Jennifer, an 18-year-old girl, was allegedly gang-raped in Kaduna by five boys who were said to be her friends.
Tina Ezekwe, 16, was hit by a stray bullet after a police officer fired shots while trying to arrest a bus driver at Iyana Oworo area of Lagos.
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