Announcement of burial arrangement for a 30-year-old Nigerian woman, Maryann Oluchukwu Onwuchekwa, who was killed by kidnappers, has been made by her family.
According to social media post, Maryann was reportedly abducted alongside her sick father and a sister-in-law.
Maryann’s father was later left behind due to his health, while the sister-in-law was released after a ransom payment.
Unfortunately, Maryann’s lifeless body was discovered by the roadside with stab wounds on March 5, 2025.
She will be laid to rest on April 30, 2025, in her hometown, Amansea, in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
“The father, Mr Onwuchekwa, daughter Maryann and daughter in-law moved to buy the necessary drugs. Unfortunately, on their way coming back the were kidnapped. The man was weak because of the pains he was into. The left the old man, continue the journey with Late Maryann and her sister in-law.
“Ransom was demanded. The mother of the sister in-law volunteered to go and deliver the money because the kidnappers said the person must be a woman. The woman reached there, secure the release of her daughter, leaving Maryann there. When she reached home, they asked her where is the other lady. She didn’t say anything. She was arrested and every effort made to see her proved abortive. Unfortunately, her corpse was found on the road naked with knife bruises all over her body,” the report reads.
