Heartbreaking: Kidnappers Unalived a 30-Year-Old Nigerian Woman

 

The family of Maryann Oluchukwu Onwuchekwa, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman who tragically lost her life at the hands of kidnappers, has announced her burial arrangements.

According to reports shared on Facebook, Maryann was abducted alongside her ailing father and sister-in-law while they were on an errand.

“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,” the report reads.

Due to his deteriorating health, the kidnappers left her father behind. The sister-in-law, however, was released after a ransom was paid.

"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."

Maryann’s lifeless body was discovered by the roadside on March 5, 2025, showing signs of multiple stab wounds.

She will be laid to rest on April 30, 2025, in her hometown of Amansea, located in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.