Imo police nab suspects for rape, murder of nursing student

From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command, Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters, have arrested two suspects, in collaboration with Umulogho community stakeholders, in connection with the rape and murder of Miss Wenda Achumba, aged 21, a post-basic nursing student of Mercy College of Nursing Science, Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State.

Recall that the student’s lifeless body was discovered in her private off-campus residence at Umuadara, Umulogho, in Obowo LGA on Thursday.

The alleged suspects, Onyema Okonkwo, aged 32, and Emmanuel Onyekachi, aged 25, both indigenes of Umuadara, Umulogho, were arrested following sustained, intelligence-led investigative efforts by operatives of the division in synergy with community stakeholders.

In a press statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, it was stated: “During investigation, Onyema Okonkwo confessed to the killing of the victim after forcibly having unlawful carnal knowledge of her on multiple occasions in an attempt to conceal his crime and further implicated Emmanuel Onyekachi as being involved in the matter.

“The suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet and comprehensive investigation and will be prosecuted upon the conclusion of investigations.

“To this end, the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Audu Garba Bosso, psc(+), mnips, assures the public that the matter is being handled with utmost diligence and professionalism and that anyone found culpable will face the full weight of the law.”