The family of 35-year-old Ogechukwu has demanded justice following her alleged murder by her fiancé, just days before their planned traditional wedding in Anambra State.
Speaking with DAILY GAZETTE, her elder brother, Chinonso Mmadubugwu, said the incident has left the family traumatised and struggling to understand how a man they trusted could allegedly take her life.
According to him, Ogechukwu had gone out on the evening of December 8, 2025, after her fiancé, identified as Chibuike Valentine Anaikpe, complained of severe illness.
She reportedly told her mother she was going to assist him and possibly take him to the hospital the following morning.
By the next day, efforts to reach Ogechukwu and her fiancé proved unsuccessful.
Concerned family members checked the man’s residence, where they later found Ogechukwu’s lifeless body on the bed.
Her phone and one of the suspect’s phones were recovered at the scene, along with a handwritten note allegedly left behind by the suspect.
The brother said the family immediately alerted the police, who confirmed her death at a general hospital before depositing her body in a mortuary.
He disclosed that the suspect fled after the incident but was later arrested in Ughelli, Delta State, and transferred to the Anambra State Criminal Investigation Department.
According to him, the suspect has confessed to the killing, though the motive remains unclear.
“There is every tendency that she was drugged before she was murdered,” he said, adding that a post-mortem examination had been conducted, with laboratory results expected from Lagos to determine further details.
The family described Ogechukwu as a compassionate woman who went out of love to care for someone she trusted, only to be betrayed.
“The person she wanted to save is the same person who murdered her,” her brother lamented.
He noted that wedding preparations were already underway, with both families informed and traditional attire already purchased ahead of the ceremony scheduled for December or January.
Ogechukwu has since been buried, leaving behind a four-year-old daughter. Her family says they are relying on the justice system to ensure accountability.
“I cannot defend a murderer,” her brother said.
“Let the law take its course. All we want is the truth and justice for my sister.”
