THE United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing in Romford as 60-year-old Nigerian woman, Nkiru Chima, who was discovered dead in her apartment with multiple stab wounds.
The Metropolitan Police, in a statement published on its website on Tuesday disclosed that they were alerted by the British Transport Police around 7 p.m. on Sunday, prompting officers to visit the apartment.
“A report from the British Transport Police at around 19:00hrs following concerns for welfare of a woman at an address in Bushy Close, RM1.
“Officers located a woman at the address with multiple stab wounds, she was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. She has since been named as 60-year-old Nkiru Chima from Romford” the statement read.
The ICIR reported a similar incident on Monday, where two individuals were charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of 26-year-old Nigerian, Ayowale Aladejana, in New Cross, southeast London.
The Metropolitan Police reported that detectives investigating Ayowale Aladejana’s fatal stabbing had charged a man and a woman with murder.
Reacting to the latest cases, Detective Chief Inspector Joanna Yorke of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command said the police was confident that Nkiru’s tragic death was linked to the death of a 20-year-old man found on the train tracks at Romford station earlier that evening.
“As our enquiries have progressed, we are confident that Nkiru’s tragic death is connected to the death of a 20-year-old man on the train tracks at Romford station earlier that evening. This man was known to Nkiru and British Transport Police continue to investigate his death.
“I would like to thank the local community for their support with this investigation so far.”
Yorke noted that officers would continue their enquiries and urged anyone with information to contact the police on 101 or reach out on X @METCC, quoting reference CAD 6914/27JUL.
The ICIR reported in May that a nurse residing in Leeds, United Kingdom, Nnena Miriam, was found dead in her apartment.
The news was confirmed in a statement released by Fellow Nurses Africa, an organisation committed to promoting the nursing profession in Africa.
It revealed that police discovered Miriam’s body following a missing person report.
Nanji is an investigative journalist with the ICIR. She has years of experience in reporting and broadcasting human angle stories, gender inequalities, minority stories, and human rights issues. She has documented sexual war crimes in armed conflict, sex for grades in Nigerian Universities, harmful traditional practices and human trafficking.