A community has been left puzzled
after two teenage lovers and students of Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) popularly known as Anambra state university (ANSU) Kelly Okonkwo Gerald,
died in their room.
The community woke up, last Monday, to find the students
dead in a room at Diamond Lodge. The building is an off-
campus hostel.
The late Kelly, who was a student of Entrepreneurship
Department, was said to have visited her boyfriend, simply
identified as Gerald, who was a 24-year-old 200-Level Public
Administration student, in his hostel for the weekend. But, three
days after they had been together, the love birds were brought
out of the room dead. Other occupants reported the matter to
the nearby Oyi Police Station.
When
the
door
was
forced
opened
by the
police,
Kelly’s
body
was
found
beside
Gerald,
who
was
said to
be
unconscious at the time. They were almost naked.
The police rushed the unconscious Gerald to the university’s
Teaching Hospital in Amaku, where he died. The late Gerald was
the president of Diamond Lodge.
Other occupants, who spoke to our correspondent, described
the incident as mysterious, saying the hostel was not attacked
by either armed robbers or cultists. Other students living in the
hostel and a nearby building, Gift Lodge, fled in fear.
While Igbariam residents are still pondering over the deaths,
there are speculations that Kelly and Gerald may have died
from some abuse. Some attributed the mystery death to
generator fume and food poisoning; others said they could
have been attacked by cultists.
It was learnt that the late Kelly had bruises around her
shoulders, fueling fears that she might have been raped to
death. Some students believe the death was spiritual, because
the victims were said to have attended a vigil together at St.
Stephen’s Anglican Church, Otoko on Friday, where the
preacher warned students on immorality and premature death.
The late Gerald’s friend, who declined to give his name, said:
“After the vigil, we all came back home to sleep. The last
time I saw Gerald was on Saturday morning after he had
his bath. At that time, I knew the late Kelly was around.
Gerald and I even exchanged pleasantries before he
returned to his room.
“There was a downpour on Saturday and I saw Gerald
pulling down his curtain and also shifting his generator’s
position. So nobody knows for certain what actually
happened.”
CAMPUSLIFE gathered an autopsy was carried out on the
bodies. The late Kelly’s course mate, Chizoba Onyechi, said;
“We were working on a farm when the assistant class
governor screamed and started to cry. She said she got
a call that Kelly had died. Many of us did not believe the
news because she was being expected to join the
assignment. We all rushed to her hostel, Gift Lodge, only
to discover that the incident occurred at Diamond
Lodge.
“I noticed she had bruises all over her shoulders. We
carried her body into the waiting police vehicle, because
the policemen refused to touch the body. We have been
hearing different reports on what caused the death but
nobody can say what happened.”

Actually nkan to wa Ni be Ni wipe am not surprised

students dying any how these days, may God help us.