The family of the late Nwamaka Chigbo has announced her two-day funeral programme.
According to a statement released on behalf of the family
and signed by Celestine Chigbo and Maureen Chigbo, the burial rites will hold
on February 5 and 6, 2026, in Umuoji, Idemili North LGA of Anambra state.
Nwamaka, an Abuja-based lawyer and former treasurer of the
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja branch, was killed by kidnappers in the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to the statement, activities will begin on
February 5, with a wake-keep and mass scheduled for 5pm, followed by a night of
tribute from 6pm to 8pm.
Both events will take place at the Adolphus Chigbo family
compound in Abidi village, Umuoji.
On February 6, the family said there will be a lawyers’ file
to receive the deceased’s body, alongside a period for family, friends, and
well-wishers to view the body and “pay last respects” from 8am at the family
compound.
The requiem mass is billed for 10am at Our Lady of Seven
Sorrows Catholic Church, Abidi village, Umuoji, after which interment will take
place at the Pa Adolphus Chigbo compound. A reception will also be held at the
same venue.
The statement also said the outing mass will be held on
February 8, 2026, at 9:30am at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church,
Abidi, Umuoji.
Providing directions to the venue, the family advised guests
travelling to Umuoji to proceed “from Nkpor Junction through Nkpor-Umuoji Road
to Abidi village, stop at the Old Post Office, turn onto St. Scholastica
Monastery Road, and ask for Adolphus Chigbo’s family compound”.
Nwamaka was described as an active member of the NBA Abuja
Branch, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA/IFWL), and the
Global Association of Female Lawyers (GAFA). She also served as a former
president of the Catholic Lawyers Association, Abuja.
“An ardent Catholic, Nwamaka authored a book on Infant
Jesus, and until death was the vice president of the Infant Jesus Association,
a member of the Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Group, among other religious
groups,” the statement reads.
“The family expresses its gratitude to the Police for their
efforts and cooperation so far, and urges the force to ensure that justice is
served in Nwamaka’s case.
“The family also wishes to thank Nwamaka’s friends,
colleagues, and well-wishers for their support and prayers.”
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