Shock as Nigerian Student Suddenly Dies After Getting Scholarship To UK

 

VAM News Update

A Nigerian girl identified as Chinecherem Promise Ibeh who scored 9As in her West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WAEC WASSCE has been reportedly poisoned to death after getting a scholarship to the UK.

 

Chinecherem Promise Ibeh, hailed from Abia state’s Umunneochi local government area.

 

 

Chinecherem, who was only 15 years old at the time, excelled in the 2023 WAEC exam.

 

 

She received a full scholarship to study software engineering in the United Kingdom after obtaining 9As in WAEC.

 

Reports from witnesses on Facebook claimed that Chinecherem had been poisoned, although this has not been officially verified.

 

One of those who posted the story is Ofoke Bright Ikenna. He wrote:

“An exceptionally brilliant girl child from Abia state has been k1LLed by her stepmother out of jealousy and envy. The stepmother has since confessed that she poisoned her to death.

“Chinecherem got 9As in Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE) and subsequently won a scholarship to study Software Engineering at a UK university. May her soul rest in peace.”