Friday, June 7, 2024 -The parents of a 22-year-old female nurse, Ginika Judith Okoro, have called on the Nigeria Police and state government to unravel the cause of the mysterious death of their only daughter.
Ginika died in the house of her
boyfriend, Charles Ndukwu, in Ezeogba, Awaka, Owerri North Local Government
Area of Imo State.
The mother of the late nurse, Mrs Caroline
Nneji, who spoke to Punch said the incident happened on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
“My only daughter died last Sunday when she
visited a young man called Charles. My only daughter who was 22 years old was
raised by us. She has a chemist shop where she treats patients and you know as
a nurse she goes to patients’ houses sometimes to treat them. This fateful
Sunday, she visited a young man and died in his house," she
narrated.
“My only eye has gone. What sin did I
commit that cannot be forgiven,” she wept.
On how she was informed of the death of her
daughter, she said, “Around 9 pm on Sunday, the said young man by name Charles
Ndukwu came to our house and told us that our daughter was unconscious, and he
took her to the hospital where the doctor confirmed her dead
According to the nurse’s stepfather, Mr Nneji, the deceased
became unconscious after taking pepper soup bought by her boyfriend.
“The suspect, Charles Ndukwu, told us that he went and bought
pepper soup for our daughter, but she became unconscious after taking the
pepper soup, and he rushed her to Edochie Clinic, Awaka in Owerri North where
she was confirmed dead by the presiding doctor," he explained.
It was gathered that Ndukwu
had been arrested and remanded by the police for an investigation.
The parents of the deceased who could not
hide their sorrow, called on the police and state government to thoroughly
investigate the matter with the view of unravelling the truth behind the
mysterious death and serving justice to them
"All we seek from the police and the
state government is a proper investigation for the unravelling of the facts
behind our daughter’s mysterious death. It is the truth only that we are
seeking for, after all our daughter cannot come back to life again,” they told
the publication.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command,
ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident
“The police are investigating the matter.
The police are assuring members of the public and the family that they will do
everything po
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