The Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) condoles with
the family of Matilda Itonyo Mark, a final year law student of
Rivers State University, who was raped and stabbed to death in her
apartment yesterday 10th of December, 2019.
The condolence message was made available to Nairalaw
(TNL) by Munir Shuaibu Ishaq, the National Director of LAWSAN
Directorate of Students Rights and the said message partly
reads:
“We are deeply pained and saddened by the gruesome act
perpetuated against the young, beautiful and promising soul,
Matilda was said to be a student entrepreneur and a ballet dancer,
whose relations with her fellow students is simply
amazing.”
The student’s body expressed its commitment towards contributing
to the ongoing investigation by the police and further expressed
its regret that the deceased was cut short even when she is about
finishing her studies.
“The LAWSAN Directorate of students’ rights Commiserates
deeply with the family and friends of our dear colleague, and
reiterates its commitment in seeing to the success of the
investigation presently carried out by the police in unraveling the
culprit responsible for this monstrous act. For someone who has
scaled through the rigors of legal studies from the scratch, only
to be cut short in the ultimate year, we can only pray may the Lord
Almighty bless her soul. Rest in peace Dear Matilda” the
statement further reads.
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