Chizoba Ifunanya Nwune was confirmed dead on May 3, 2017.

A friend of the deceased identified as Ruth David Momoh, made this known to Naij, in a note to the publishing website..

In a note sent to Naij, a friend, Ruth David Momoh said:

“A final year student of University of Maiduguri…Accounting department died on Wednesday after she suffered severe illness at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital… She was a four pointer, one of the best in her department.

She even wrote her first paper for her final on her sick bed. Her name is Chizoba Nwune. She died on Wednesday, she was sick for a few days, although is a kind of sickness that come and goes.”

Another of the deceased, David Gabriel wrote;

“And so it is confirmed that the corpse of late Chizoba Ifunanya Nwune will be leaving the city of Maiduguri tomorrow morning to her place of burial. As many of her well wishers in town who wish to come pay her the last respect, the venue is UMTH, time; 6-7 am. You are advice to come before the journey and you should be on black… Thank you.”

She was 22 year old.