A 26-year-old Nigerian lady, Renua Giwa-Amu who called out her father who is a clergyman, for repeatedly raping her as a child has turned up dead.
In her open letter to her father, Obafemi Ehimigbai Giwa-Amu, in September 2020, Renua disclosed she fears for her life, as her father has “henchmen on speed dial.”
Renua Giwa-Amu
She alleged her father raped many children and it was common knowlegde, such that her grandfather became ill and died.
Recounting her own abuse from her father, Renua alleged that he began to rape her when she was 7-years-old in primary 4 to the point she may have had a possible prepubescent miscarriage and almost died of sepsis.
Renua’s death was announced by her family in a statement on December 27. 2020 signed by Ozolua O Giwa-Amu Esq.
The statement read:
“Thank you all,
“On behalf of the SIO Giwa-Amu family and specifically the Obafemi Ehimigbai Giwa-Amu (my elder brother), family of Evbiobe (Sabongida-Ora) Edo State, I state the following:
“It is with the utmost regret it falls on me to announce, that our most beautiful daughter, Ohirenua Giwa-Amu, youngest daughter of Femi and Ngozi, passed away last night. This is a most heartbreaking day for us all.
“On behalf of her parents, my mother, brothers, sisters, and the whole family I ask that you kindly say a prayer, light a candle, sing a worship song, for our little girl, that she may find eternal rest. Renua was a beautiful soul, may the Almighty have mercy upon her and receive her soul.
“Renua, with so much pain, pls know, we will love you forever!!!
