Abia Nursing Student Laid To Rest Amid Calls For Justice And Death Sentence For Killers

The body of the slain student of School of Nursing Umuologho Obowo, Miss Wendy Achumba was buried on Friday at her father’s compound in Umuokohia, Obingwa LGA of Abia State.

Miss Achumba was allegedly raped and murdered at her lodge in Umuologho on May 21, 2026 after she allegedly repelled romantic advances from an indigene of the community.

The father of the victim, Mr Jerry Achumba, at the interment, appealed to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, security agencies and the Nigerian judiciary to ensure that anyone found responsible for his daughter’s murder is sentenced to death.

Achumba lamented that his slain daughter was abused and murdered in cold blood. He said that his family’s ultimate demand is the those who murdered Miss Wendy be tried and sentenced to death, according to law.

“My family will not rest until the person that killed her is tried convicted and executed; my daughter must get justice.

“Say not because she is laid away it is ended. No, it hasn’t ended,” said the bereaved father.

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, during the burial speech, assured the bereaved family that his administration will pursue justice against anyone involved in the murder.

The Governor, Otti, who was represented by his Special Assistant on Students Affairs, Chinedu Nwosu, said that the state government would not allow any Abia citizen to be killed in such brutal manner.

The government of Abia State will not sit back and watch as our people are subjected to violence. A promising future and a life brimming with talent have been brutally cut short.

Governor Otti said, “We also reaffirm the commitment of the state government to continue to support the family throughout this judicial journey until justice is fully served.

Students of School of Nursing, Umuologho Obowo in their large numbers attended the burial, weeping profusely as the body of their former colleague was interred during the event.