ARISE TV anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu burial date announced
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ARISE News has announced the burial arrangements for its late anchor, correspondent, and producer, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who was tragically killed during an armed robbery at her Abuja residence on September 29, 2025.
ARISE News has announced the burial arrangements for its late anchor, correspondent, and producer, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who was tragically killed during an armed robbery at her Abuja residence on September 29, 2025
According to the station, an evening of tributes will hold on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the THISDAY Dome, Central Business District, Abuja. This will be followed by a service of songs on Wednesday, October 15, at Corpus Christi Cathedral, Kaduna Street, Port Harcourt.
Her funeral mass will take place at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Agulu, Anambra State, on Saturday, October 18, after which she will be laid to rest.
The 29-year-old broadcaster was also a trained lawyer and model before joining ARISE News, where she built a reputation for her brilliance and poise on air.
Maduagwu’s death, which also claimed the life of a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, has sparked outrage and calls for justice across the country.
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command says it has arrested 12 suspects linked to the brutal attack.
Police spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh confirmed in a statement on Friday that the gang allegedly sourced their weapons from a supplier in the Niger Republic.
“Preliminary investigations showed that the syndicate procured its firearms — including a locally fabricated AK-47 rifle, a pump-action gun, and a pistol — from an arms dealer operating across the Nigeria–Niger border,” Adeh said.
She added that all suspects, who hail from Kaduna and Katsina States, have confessed to obtaining their weapons from a yet-to-be-identified supplier.
The Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, reportedly deployed a special investigation team led by DCP Aliyu Abubakar and ACP Victor Godfrey, who tracked and dismantled the network responsible for the attack.
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