Calista Uzoigwe, a trainee nurse brutally murdered on HWN TERROR

A trainee nurse, identified as Calista Uzoigwe was on Sunday stabbed to death by a pastor and his wife over allegation of theft of phone battery in Imo State.

Report says trouble started when the pastor, who heads a new generation church in Umuohiagwu III, Umuayamele village, Ngor Okpala local government area of Imo State got involved in a dispute between his daughter,and the trainee nurse over claims by the latter that the pastor’s daughter stole her phone battery.

It was gathered that a phone battery and its charger which were kept with Calista for safe keep was allegedly stolen by the pastor’s daughter.

An argument was said to have ensued, after the deceased was confronted by the pastor and in the process, fight broke out. The pastor alongside his wife stabbed Calista to death with a knife.

The 23-year-old deceased, an indigene of Okpanku Community in Aninri area of Enugu State was said to have been rushed to the Holy Rosary Hospital, Emekuku in Owerri North by a neighbour where she was confirmed dead.

While confirming the incident, a co-tenant to the pastor and medical doctor in the Holy Rosary Hospital, who spoke on the ground of anonymity, stated that Callista died immediately she was stabbed.

It was further learnt that the pastor and his wife who hail from Ohubaa in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of the State have been arrested and are cooling their heels at the Umuneke Ngor Divisional Police Station.