As reactions continue to pour in over the gruesome killing of ARISE News anchor, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a shocking post she made a few week before her death has emerged.
In the now viral post, Sommie, as she was fondly called, wished never to be hit by the Nigerian situation.
The post was made on August 14, 2025, just six weeks before her death.
The 29-year-old lawyer cum journalist wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “I pray from the depth of my heart that Nigeria never happens to me or anyone I care about.”
And Nigeria finally happened to her, especially with the reported delayed response of security operatives when they were alerted.
NATIONAL POST recalls that Sommie was killed when armed robbers attacked her residence in the Katampe Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
Sources hinted that when the police eventually arrived, they claimed there was no fuel in their patrol vehicle.
And by the time the journalist and an injured security man at the estate were conveyed to the hospital, the deed had been done.
At the Arise News Morning Show on Tuesday, co-host Ojy Okpe also disclosed that Sommie did not died in the hospital.
According to her, "I reached out to our correspondent in Abuja, who detailed the circumstances surrounding her death.
"She jumped down from her home when she heard that about 14 armed robbers came to her home.
"And she did not die on the spot; she went to the hospital and she was rejected.
"This is really a tragic, tragic incident; Sommie's life could have been saved, but the hospital rejected her.
"Like she stated, Nigeria happened to her."
Many Nigerians, who are reacting on social media, say they are more aggrieved that Nigeria finally happened to the young journalist.
