May 24, 2026
Two suspects allegedly connected with the gruesome murder of a student nurse, Miss Wendy Achumba, at Umuadara, Umulogho, Obowo local council area of Imo State, have been arrested.
The two suspects, Onyema Okonkwo, a vulcanizer and his colleague, Emmanuel, Onyekachi, were nabbed, following a swift security sweep by aggrieved youths of the community, headed by Chidiebere Iweajunwa.
A video that went viral, showed Onyema Okonkwo giving a graphic account of how they took turns in raping the girl, before Emmanuel slit her throat with a knife.
Information that reached Vanguard also revealed that the suspects admitted that after the victim recognized them, they attacked her with a stick, inflicting severe injuries to her head before slitting her throat in an attempt to conceal their identities and escape arrest.
