{"id":19083,"date":"2026-05-24T05:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/?p=19083"},"modified":"2026-05-24T05:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:56:12","slug":"nursing-student-murder-sparks-fear-in-imo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/nursing-student-murder-sparks-fear-in-imo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing student murder sparks fear in Imo."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 21<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div><p>Fear has gripped the College of Nursing, Umulogho, in Imo State after a female final year nursing student Wendy Achumba was found dead in her off-campus apartment last week. Police say Achumba\u2019s body was discovered with her neck slit in a pool of blood inside her room in Umulogho community, Obowo LGA. The incident triggered panic among students, while tension rose when angry youths confronted police officers who arrived at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the incident, DSP Henry Okoye, spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, said investigations had commenced. \u201cThe 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,\u201d Okoye said. \u201cFollowing the report, the DPO and operatives promptly visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment, after which the body was recovered and deposited in the morgue, while investigations have commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and arrest those responsible.\u201dOkoye appealed for calm, stating that \u201cthe situation is under control and that every effort is being made to ensure those behind the act are brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The killing also drew a response from Rt. Hon.\u00a0 Kennedy Chidozie Ibeh, member representing Obowo State Constituency in the Imo House of Assembly. Ibeh joined residents of Obowo LGA in calling on the Commissioner of Police and the Director of the Department of State Services, Imo State, to urgently investigate and bring the perpetrator(s) to justice.<\/p>\n<p>The murder of Achumba is the latest in a series of reported student deaths in Imo State over the past decade. Because Nigeria does not maintain a centralized public registry of murdered students, the following cases are drawn from media, police, and university reports between 2016 and 2026:<\/p>\n<p>Chinagorom Marvellous Kingsley, 22 and final year FUTO student allegedly stabbed to death on February 29, 2024, in Owerri after an altercation. Police later arrested a suspect, identified as an IMSU student. Edeh Donald was a secondary school student at Marist Comprehensive Academy, shot dead by gunmen in 2021 during an attack along Ihube Road in Okigwe LGA.<\/p>\n<p>An unidentified IMSU final year student was crushed by a truck at IMSU Junction, Owerri, on March 21, 2017, while reportedly heading to exams. Three FUTO students and one Federal Polytechnic Nekede student were found dead in April 2019 at Sunshine Castle Hostel, Ihiagwa. FUTO confirmed the deceased were students; deaths were linked to suspected tramadol drug overdose.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19084\" src=\"http:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-14.png 628w, https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-14-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Obieshi and Samuel Osuji were also found dead in June 2020 at Vic-Mic Lodge, Nekede. Police reported suspected drug overdose; media reports did not consistently confirm their schools. Reports from 2016\u20132026 also reference multiple incidents involving kidnappings, cult clashes, and insecurity related shootings where victims were students, though many were not publicly identified.<\/p>\n<p>Questions are now rising over the recurrent v violence with another student killing reported in Obowo LGA, residents and lawmakers are asking why Imo State continues to appear at the centre of student-targeted violence. How come structural or security factors in Imo State have allowed repeated attacks on students over the last 10 years to persist?<\/p>\n<p>Imolites are now asking to know why have investigations into past student killings in Imo often stalled without public updates on arrests or prosecutions? What specific measures are state and federal security agencies taking to protect off-campus student housing in areas like Umulogho and Nekede? How does the prevalence of cult activity, kidnapping, and armed attacks in Imo intersect with the safety of students? Is there a need for a state-level database and task force dedicated to tracking and preventing violence against students in Imo?<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Umuaka Times reliably gathered that the Imo State Police Command says it is pursuing leads in Achumba\u2019s case. Students of the College of Nursing, Umulogho, say they remain in fear until arrests are made and security is improved around their campus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21 ViewsFear has gripped the College of Nursing, Umulogho, in Imo State after a female&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[1114],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nursing student murder sparks fear in Imo. -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/nursing-student-murder-sparks-fear-in-imo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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