NIGERIA has recorded another tragic death of one of its citizens abroad, as 23-year-old student nurse, Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi, was stabbed to death in Texas, United States, just two days before her graduation.
A similar incident was reported by The ICIR last week of a Nigerian nurse who died in almost a similar way at Leeds in the United Kingdom, after she was declared missing.
According to the Houston Police, the deceased in the latest incident, a British student, was found dead by police at her home in Houston shortly before 4 pm local time on Saturday, 26 April.
According to police, detectives were dispatched to the apartment above a complex for a welfare check but received no response when they knocked on the door.
They saw blood on a rear concrete patio and entered the apartment, where they found the 23-year-old on the kitchen floor with multiple stab wounds.
The police reported that upon entering the residence, officers found Odunsi’s body and also discovered her suspected killer, Chester Lamar Grant, in a bedroom.
Police stated that the 42-year-old, who was said to be her roommate, was found with at least one stab wound and was taken to the hospital.
The ICIR reports that Grant was arrested on Friday, May 2, and has remained in custody at Harris County Jail in Texas with a bond set at $500,000 (around £375,000).
According to ABC News, a magistrate revealed during a preliminary hearing that the roommates had argued over Grant’s cat.
A GoFundMe page set up to bring Ms Odunsi’s body back to the UK for burial had received more than £63,000 in donations as of 3 am UK time on Tuesday, May 6.
Organisers have asked for “help to give her the peaceful and dignified farewell she deserves”.
The ICIR reported on May 2 that a nurse residing in Leeds, United Kingdom, Nnena Miriam, was found dead in her apartment.
The Police said they discovered Miriam’s body following a missing person report.
A similar tragic incident occurred in March 2024 involving another Nigerian woman, Chidimma Ezenyili, who was also working in the United Kingdom.
Ezenyili reportedly collapsed on February 22 while caring for an elderly client, Ian Hale, at a residence on Scott Road, and passed away two days later.
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.