"Our Hearts Bleed": Nigerian Man, His Wife, and 2 Children Die on Same Night After Moving Into Their New House

"Our Hearts Bleed": Nigerian Man, His Wife, and 2 Children Die on Same Night After Moving Into Their New House

  • A Nigerian man and his family moved into a new house in Nkwelle, Oyi Anambra state, and ended up dead
  • The man, Okoh Ifeanyi Theophilus, his wife Chiamaka Gloria and their two children, Chizitere and Chinecherem, all died that same night
  • A burial arrangement released by the deceased's family shows that the sad event happened on Monday, July 27, 2023

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A Nigerian man, 35, his wife and two little children died on the same night in Anambra state.

The man, Okoh Ifeanyi Theophilus, was said to have moved his family to his new house, and they passed away on the same night.

Photos of Okoh Ifeanyi Theophilus who died mysteriously.
The family died in Anambra state. Photo credit: Facebook wall of Mc Pontius de Papalolo.
Source: Facebook

The victims of the mysterious death are listed as Okoh Ifeanyi Theophilus, husband, Chiamaka Gloria, wife, and children Chizitere and Chinecherem.

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Although the victims' family released a burial arrangement, the reason for their death was not stated.

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According to the burial arrangement seen on the Facebook handle of Mc Pontius de Papalolo, the sad demise of Ifeanyi and his family happened on July 17 in Nkwelle Oyi, Anambra state.

Ifeanyi is from Amagu Nkanu, Enugu state, and he was 35 years while his wife, Chiamaka, was aged 27.

Their two children, Chizitere and Chinecherem, were three and two years old, respectively.

The burial arrangement states:

"They met their untimely death in their new house. Their remains will depart from St Charles Catholic Mortuary to his home town, Amagu Nkanu."

The story has thrown many people into mourning after it was posted on Facebook. Some wondered what might have happened to the man and his family. Other Facebook accounts indicated that the man's mother-in-law also died the same night in the same house.

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Reactions as Nigerian man dies same day with his family

Sopuruchi Daniel Mgbeike said:

"Chai my man. May your gentle souls continue to rest in peace Amen."

Mhiz Stella commented:

"May there souls rest in prefect peace, Amen."

Tony Ezinwa said:

"My condolences, what a world."

Missing child found alive

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a baby stolen from his mother's shop was found alive.

The child, Chinedu Chukwueke, was abducted from his mother's hair-dressing salon in Niger state.

The child was discovered where he was dumped at the refuse site.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.