Why Miss Kelechi - a Final Year IMSU Student was k!lled in her Birthday Party

Miss Kelechi Assumpta Ibeh, a final year Banking and Finance student of the Imo State University (IMSU),  has been k!lled during her birthday party. She was shot de@d by yet-to-be identified gunmen when she was marking her 23rd birthday. This is what actually happened as narrated by- Ekene and KEN EBEREOGU (400-Level Political Science) student of the institution.

Miss Kelechi Assumpta Ibeh, marked her 23rd birthday in a big way last Thursday. The Banking and Finance student was shot de@d by suspected secret cult members, who allegedly stormed her hostel where she held a party to mark the day. The incident happened on Douglas Road in Owerri, the Imo State capital. It was gathered that Kelechi was shot at close range as she was about cutting her birthday cake. 

The motive for the k!lling has been a subject of controversy. Some speculated that she was targeted allegedly because of her boyfriend’s involvement in a deadly fight between two cult groups in the school. Some eyewitnesses said the assailants were armed robbers. The late Kelechi was said to have been shot after she refused to submit her mobile phone to the assailants. 

The Department of Banking and Finance was thrown into mourning when the news of her death broke. Her colleagues were shocked because the late Kelechi was said to have posted pictures of her birthday party on the social media moments before she was killed. 

The eyewitness said many of the party guests were injured as they ran for safety. The witness said the hoodlums used coded language, suggesting that they were cult members. The late Kelechi’s family members were still in shock when NAIJSPEAKER visited them. Her elder brother, Stanley, who graduated from the Faculty of Humanities, said the family had reported the matter to the police. 

The family, he said, wanted the perpetrators brought to book. Stanley cautioned people against speculations about his sister’s death, urging them to wait for the police investigation. He said the funeral of the deceased had not been fixed, because “we are still in shock”. Stanley said: 

“I am not supposed to be speaking to you (reporters), because we have not got over the shock of the death of my sister. We want people to stop speculating that she was having an affair with a cult member, which is why she was targeted. This is all lies. The fact is that, the true story around my sister’s death would be revealed and those who k!lled her will be brought to justice.