“Murdered Lady Isn’t A Relative of Novelist Chimamanda”

Renowned novelist Chimamanda Adichie has denied that one of her sisters was murdered by gunmen today. 

“She is not her sister and not even a relative. Chimamanda doesn’t even know the person”, her publicist told Gatekeepers News.

Gatekeepers News had reported that the lady who was murdered was a relative of Chimamanda. We have since discovered this as incorrect. We apologise for that misleading report.

Earlier, a certain Nkiru Okoye was murdered over issues relating to land and inheritance.

The incident happened at Ogbunike, Oyi local government area, on July 19.

The 40-year-old daughter of Abba, Njikoka local government area and mother of five, Mrs Nkiru Okoye, was said to have been killed without any cause.

Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident Sunday to The Nation.

He said investigations had already commenced while some of his men had been deployed to the community to maintain law and order.

Tochukwu said the Command and other agencies would not allow some criminal elements to disturb the peace existing in the State.