A 23-year-old nursing student at the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor, was found dead in her apartment in Uruezeani, Alor, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State.
The deceased is Chiamaka Chilaka, an ND II student and a native of Isingu in Ngor Okpala LGA of Imo State. She was discovered lifeless on Sunday after a church service.
A viral video circulating on social media shows a cleric wailing and lamenting the death, repeatedly shouting, “My daughter, my daughter,” in distress. In the video, accounts allege the student had been subjected to repeated unwanted advances by her landlord, which she reportedly rejected. It was also alleged she was last seen having an altercation with him.
Confirming the incident, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, said the landlord had been arrested while investigation was ongoing. The case was moved from Nnobi Divisional Police Headquarters to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, and the Commissioner of Police ordered a full investigation.
Police who visited the scene observed visible injuries on the deceased, including a deep cut on her thigh, other marks of violence and blood stains, suggesting possible foul play. The body has been deposited in a mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
“The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed investigative officers to expedite action on the investigation into the reported suspected murder of a 23-year-old female student, whose lifeless body was discovered at her residence in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
“The CP gave the directive following the transfer of the case from the Nnobi Divisional Police Headquarters to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, for a comprehensive and discreet investigation.”
“Meanwhile, the landlord of the premises has been taken into custody and is currently undergoing interrogation as part of ongoing investigations,” he added.
The police said anyone with useful information should come forward; they promised anyone found culpable would be brought to justice.
