The Chigbo family has announced the death of Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, an Abuja-based lawyer at the hands of still-to-be-identified kidnappers in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory on Monday, 5th January 2026. Barrister Nwamaka was the elder sister of Dr Maureen Chigbo, Editor/Publisher of Nigeria’s pioneer online Realnews Magazine. According to a statement by the family, Nwamaka, before her abduction, was on the phone with Anthonia, another sister who briefly interrupted the call to attend to a client. Nwamaka was a former Treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja, a member of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, and the Global Association of Female Lawyers, GAFA. She had also served as President of the Catholic Lawyers Association, Abuja Branch.
