SAD EXIT in UNITED KINGDOM:

Nigerian Lady, 33, CHINYERE VERA OKONKWO, MSc Student of Glasgow Caledonian University crushed to Death walking home as Two-Vehicle Collide at City Centre

…Police claim a reckless driver was arrested in connection with the incident, later released to go home pending investigation 

*”Chinenye was a wonderful, kind, intelligent young woman with a strong faith in God. She had a passion to succeed and whatever obstacles she faced were overcome. She was very family oriented and always had time for everyone. Our lives will never be the same without her”-Family of the deceased 

*”It is with great sadness that we heard of the passing of Chinenye Okonkwo in a tragic road traffic accident. We offer our sincere condolences to Chinenye’s family and friends and our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time. This is a terrible shock for our community, especially those who knew Chinenye”-GCU principal and vice-chancellor Prof Steve Decent

*BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor & AMINA AHMED/EDUCATION WRITER, Scotland

SHE HAD DREAMS AND ASPIRATION. SHE HAD WANTED TO read to a PhD level academically in Public Health, yet two reckless drivers who had a head-on collision ‘killed’ the vision of CHINYERE VERA OKONKWO, an MSc  undergraduate at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) who was crushed to death while walking home on Saint Vincent Street, at Glasgow City Centre. Sadly, one of the drivers police arrested involved in the incident was let off the hook and allowed to go home pending further investigation.

Tributes have been paid to a Nigerian student who was killed after a two-vehicle crash in Glasgow city centre.

The 33-year-old Nigerian was walking on St Vincent Street on her way home when she was critically injured at about 19:40 recently, pronounced dead at the scene.

Police later said a driver was arrested in connection with the incident. But later learnt the reckless driver was released to go home pending further investigation. 

In a statement, released by the police force, the student’s family said: “Chinenye was a wonderful, kind, intelligent young woman with a strong faith in God. She had a passion to succeed and whatever obstacles she faced were overcome. She was very family-oriented and always had time for everyone. Our lives will never be the same without her.”

Ms Okonkwo had been a student in Glasgow since January last year.

GCU principal and vice-chancellor Prof Steve Decent said: “It is with great sadness that we heard of the passing of Chinenye Okonkwo in a tragic road traffic accident.

“We offer our sincere condolences to Chinenye’s family and friends and our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time. This is a terrible shock for our community, especially those who knew Chinenye.”

Prof Decent added the university’s student wellbeing team was available to provide support to those who needed it.

Last week officers said one of the two drivers involved in the incident, a 28-year-old woman, was arrested but released pending further investigation.

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