Genevieve to Rita Dominic: Stars Lend Voice to Tina, UNIBEN Student’s Killings

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The Nigerian entertainment industry has been outraged over the murders of Tina, a 16-year-old girl, and Vera Omosuwa, a 22-year-old student who died after being raped in a church.
On 27 May, Tina was pronounced dead in hospital after she was hit by a stray bullet when a police officer fired shots in an attempt to apprehend a bus driver in the Iyana-Ovoro area of Lagos State.
At the same time, Uwa Omozouwa, a student at the 100th Level microbiology student at the University of Benin (UniBEN), was attacked, raped and her head was hit with a fire extinguisher while reading at a church in Benin, Edo state. She later died of her injuries.

Both killings have sent shockwaves around the country with Nigerians demanding justice on social media using the hashtags #JusticeForTina and #JusticeForUwa.
Meanwhile, both killings have not gone unnoticed by some of the biggest stars in Nigeria, who have taken to social media to take a stand against rape, murder and killings by security operatives.
Here is what some celebrities had to say:

Genevieve Nnaji

One of the most powerful voices in Nollywood took to social media to demand justice for Tina and Uwa. Nnaji called out men for abusing their power. According to her, women have lived in constant fear of men for a very long time.

They either abuse their power, or have the power to abuse. In or out of uniform, we live in constant fear of men. Tina Ezekwe. Vera Omozuwa. Rest In Peace my darlings. We will get justice. pic.twitter.com/e9c4ODcEri
— Genevieve Nnaji MFR (@GenevieveNnaji1) May 31, 2020

Rita Dominic

Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic also shared an image of Uwa and Tina on her Instagram, demanding justice using the hashtags #JusticeForTina and #JusticeForUwa.

Mercy Johnson-Okojie

Mercy Johnson urged Nigerians to come together to put an end to the endless killings in the country.

Nse Ikpe Etim

Nse lend her voice to the multitude of emotions being felt by many over the killing of Uwa which has dashed her hope of becoming a nurse.

She had just been admitted to the University of Benin to study microbiology. She was 22. Uwa's dream of becoming a nurse has now been dashed by rapists and murders. All she wanted to do was read. When will girls feel safe again? #JusticeForUwa pic.twitter.com/fslvHzgLb8
— Nse Ikpe-Etim (@NseIkpeEtim) May 31, 2020

Tiwa Savage

Tiwa Savage Expressed her frustration over the incessant murder killings of innocent Nigerians by security operatives, raping of young ladies and the high rate of unemployment.

#WeAreTired of senseless killings, lorries falling on road and killing passengers, ACs catching fire and burning houses, young girls getting raped, young boys killed by SARZ, no jobs for graduates, please add your own frustration because my list is long
— Tiwa Savage (@TiwaSavage) May 31, 2020

#WeAreTired of saying the same thing our parents, grand parents, great grand parents have been saying about Nigeria
— Tiwa Savage (@TiwaSavage) May 31, 2020

Falz

On his part, Falz said it is time Nigerians took the bull by the horn beyond online protests to prevent cases like this from occurring in the future.

It’s so exhausting to see injustice continue to thrive time after time. Every time we say NOT AGAIN, and then there is a new story. Enough is enough. It’s too disheartening. Justice must be served for the innocent souls we keep on losing. #JusticeForTina #JusticeForUwa
— Bop Daddy (@falzthebahdguy) May 31, 2020

It is important that we are fearless and we are ready to challenge the government through peaceful protests. It’s not enough to sit in our houses and post on socials. Justice must be served #JusticeForUwa #JusticeForTina
— Bop Daddy (@falzthebahdguy) May 31, 2020

Djinee

Singer and songwriter Djinee spoke of being fed up of the violence against women in the country. He said his friend was gang raped years ago and was infected with HIV.

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Today it is Uwa. Y'day it was someone else. 2moro it might be som1 we know. A friend who was gangraped in the past is living with HIV today. There is no way Uwa's sad incident won't bring up the fact that our women are an endangered gender. You cant isolate crime from culture.
— DJINEE (@DJINEE) May 31, 2020

Adekunle Gold

According to Adekunle Gold, the girls’ deaths were indicative of the dawn of “a senseless generation” enabled by the society and failure of governance.

 


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