Nnobi Family To Hold Funeral For Daughter Missing for 20 years

By Ogonna Ezebebe | IchieTimes Metro Correspondent

NNOBI, Anambra State – The family of the late Chief Augustine Nwosu Maduka of Umuru Village, Ebenesi, Nnobi, in Idemili South Local Government Area, has announced a funeral for their daughter, Miss Nneka Nwosu, who vanished 20 years ago and has never been found.

Nneka was 22 when she left home on December 31, 2006.
She has neither returned nor been located since.

According to an unsigned post made on LoveBites Foods and Beverages Limited, a company owned by her brother, Mr Okwudili Nwosu, her family says they have spent two decades searching, praying and hoping she would walk back into her father’s compound.

But in an obituary by signed by her siblings, Messrs. Chukwudi, Okwudili, Oliver, Azubuike and Obinna Nwosu, the funeral is being held in line with tradition, which the family says requires a befitting burial for anyone missing for 20 years.

In a statement, the family described the years as “a pain and sorrow” they have carried and recounted how they have spent heavily on the search and were also defrauded by people who claimed they could help bring her home.

According to the funeral arrangements, a vigil mass will be held on Friday, November 27, 2026, 5:00 p.m., at the late Chief Nwosu’s compound, Umuru, Ebenesi, Nnobi while a funeral mass will follow the next day, Saturday, November 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., at the same venue.

It also said condolences from relatives, friends and well-wishers will follow immediately after while thanksgiving and outing mass will hold on Sunday, November 29, 2026 by 10:00 a.m., at St. Paul Catholic Church, Umuru, Ebenato, Ebenesi, Nnobi.