Father demands death sentence for killers as slain Abia Nursing student is buried

The body of Miss Wendy Achumba, the slain student of School of Nursing Umuologho Obowo, was on Friday buried at  her father’s compound in Umuokohia, Obingwa LGA of Abia State.
Late Miss Achumba was on May 21, 2026, allegedly raped and murdered at her lodge in Umuologho after she reportedly rejected romantic advances from an indigene of the community.
Speaking at his daughter’s graveside during the interment, the father of the victim, Mr Jerry Achumba, appealed to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, security agencies and the Nigerian judiciary to ensure that any one found responsible for his daughter’s murder is sentenced to death.
Achumba, who lamented that his slain daughter was abused...