Youths of Umuadara, Umulogho, in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, have arrested one of the suspected killers of a student of the College of Nursing, Obowo, Wendy Achumba.
A community source who spoke with Vanguard said the suspect, identified as Onyema Okonkwo, was arrested after an investigation led by the youth leader, Chidiebere Iweajunwa.
The suspect was said to have confessed to the crime in a video interview that has gone viral.
In the video, Okonkwo allegedly said he went to the student’s apartment with another suspect identified as Emmanuel around 7 pm.
He claimed they attacked Achumba after she rejected their advances.
“We wanted her to give us sex, but she refused. We went to her house around 7 pm,” Okonkwo said in the video.
He also claimed he struck the victim with a stick, while alleging that Emmanuel later returned with a knife.
“After that, I hit her with a stick. I didn’t know Emmanuel returned with a knife to kill her,” he claimed.
A source in the community said the student was living alone in the building at the time of the attack.
According to the source, two other students who lived in the compound had left for nursing experience.
“She was the only one in the house. The owner of the house is based in America. There were three students occupying the house. But two went for their nursing experience, leaving only her in the compound,” the source said.
The suspect was reportedly handed over to the police after his arrest by the youths.
The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, had yet to respond to inquiries as of the time of filing this report.