18-Year-Old Kills Nigerian Worker In Canada

The Nigerian community inCanada has been thrown into a state of shock asDeborah Onwu, a Nigerian social worker, has been murdered inCalgary.

Onwu’s demise occurred at a Youth Care home on Friday and the deed was done by an 18-year-old she was caring for.

The President of the Nigerian Canadian Association ofCalgary,Seun Ogunsola, said even though he hadn’t known the deceased personally, others have spoken about her gentility, kindness, and dedication to her work.

We are shocked. You know these things happen, but you feel like Calgary is a safer community. You never think anything would happen in your community.Seun Ogunsola - pmnewsnigeria.com

Ogunsola stated that Onwu may not have relatives living in Calgary as members of the Nigerian association have tried to get in touch with her next of kin but so far their efforts have been in vain.

The suspected killer, a young man namedJacob Spencer Newman, was arrested in downtown Calgary and has been charged with second-degree murder and will appear in court on Friday.