Barakat Bello, 18-year-old student of Institute of Agriculture, Research and Training, Ibadan, Oyo State, has been raped and stabbed to death in her parents’ home by yet to be identified persons.
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The incident was said to have occurred on Monday in the Akinyele area of the state.
Father of the deceased, Kasimu Elepo, said he was not at home when the incident occurred. He said his daughter was alone at home when she was raped and killed.
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He said: “I was not at home when the incident happened. The younger sister was not at home too, she went for Quaranic lessons but when she returned home, she saw her at the back of the house with deep cuts all over her body. She had been raped and killed.
“Somebody called me on the phone that I should come home but he refused to tell me what happened. When I got home, I saw that my daughter had been raped and stabbed to death.”
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Elepo said police have launched an investigation into the matter.
This comes while Nigerians are yet to recover from the rape and gruesome murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a student of University of Benin, Edo State, who was also raped and later died at the hospital, due to injuries inflicted on her by the perpetrators.
Social media users in the country have demanded justice for Bello and Omozuwa.
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