Parents Of A 22 Year old Nurse Who Died In Her Boyfriend’s House Seek Justice.

The parents of Ginika Judith Okoro, a 22-year-old female nurse, have requested that the state government and Nigeria Police investigate their only daughter's unexplained death.

Ginika passed away in Ezeogba, Awaka, Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, at the home of her partner, Charles Ndukwu.

According to Mrs. Caroline Nneji, the late nurse's mother, who spoke with Punch, the incident took place 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. My only eye has gone. What sin did I commit that cannot be forgiven,” she cried.

“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

Mr. Nneji, the stepfather of the deceased nurse, claims that the woman passed away after consuming pepper soup that her boyfriend had purchased.

“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. 

Ndukwu was reportedly detained and placed under arrest by the police pending the outcome of their inquiry.

In an attempt to find the truth about their son's unexplained death and provide their parents some closure, the distraught parents of the dead demanded that the police and the government look into the case in great detail.

"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 disclosed this to the newspaper.

ASP Henry Okoye, a spokesperson for the State Police Command, verified the occurrence.

“The police are investigating the matter. The police are assuring members of the public and the family that they will do everything possible to unravel the cause of the mysterious death of the young girl," he said.