By George OPARA
The beheaded body of a female nursing student was shockingly found in her hostel room in Umulogho, a hinterland community in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State.Spear News Nigeria gathered that the victim was killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants said to be on the run.Reliable sources identified the victim as Wendy Achumba, found beheaded in her hostel room on Thursday evening.
Ms Achumba, who hailed from Abia State, was a student of the College of Nursing in Umuadara village in the Umulogho Community of Obowo council area of Imo State.Sources from the locals told Spear News Nigeria that neighbours forced her door open when she neither stepped out nor responded to repeated knocks.
One of her neighbours who pleaded anonymity said the victim had completed her midwifery programme and was undergoing post-basic training at the institution.“When some people forced her door open, we found out the door was locked from inside.
Her mobile phone was missing and her body was mutilated,” she said.But the Imo state police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday.
He said, “The Command is aware of the tragic incident involving the death of a female student of the College of Nursing, Umulogho, whose body was discovered in her private off-campus apartment”.Okoye said the divisional police officer in charge of the area visited the location alongside other operatives upon receiving the information.
He said the operatives subsequently recovered and deposited her body in the mortuary “while investigations have began to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and arrest those responsible.
”“Consequently, the (Imo State Police) Command appeals to students and members of the public to remain calm, assuring them that the situation is under control and that every effort is being made to ensure those behind the act are brought to justice”.
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