The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mandate Secretary on Health, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, has clarified that ARISE News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, was brought in dead to the Maitama General Hospital at about 4:30 a.m. on Monday.
Dr Fasawe offered the explanation in a statement released by the FCTA to address an earlier report claiming that “negligence by medical authorities contributed to the death” of Somtochukwu Maduagwu following a robbery incident at her Abuja home.
Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, popularly known as Sommie, was a 29-year-old journalist who was tragically killed in the early hours of Monday, September 29, 2025, during an armed robbery at her Katampe residence in Abuja.
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According to residents of the apartment complex, the attack occurred around 3 a.m. when “more than 15 armed robbers” stormed the 16-apartment compound.
Witnesses stated that security personnel raised an alarm and attempted to contact the police but received “no immediate response.”
Sommie and a security guard, who was also injured in the assault, were rushed to Maitama District Hospital.
However, relatives alleged they were denied urgent treatment because they could not immediately produce identification documents, a delay they believed contributed to both of their deaths.
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