Arise TV’s Anchor’s Killing: Wike Faults Reports, Says She Was Brought-in Dead

By Adesina Soyooye

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has faulted the report that an FCT Hospital rejected to treat the killed Arise Television’s news anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu when she was taken to the hospital after an armed robbery attack.

Ms Maduagwu, 29, Barrister-at-Law and Arise TV’s news anchor, died from injuries sustained during an armed robbery attack at her residence, Katampe, Abuja on Monday, September 30, 2025.

Details of the sad incident which sparked outrage nationwide, are gradually emerging.

For instance, it has been disclosed that Maduagwu jumped out from the window of her flat when she noticed that the armed robbers, numbering about 14, were raiding the flats in the building one after the other.

A neighbor disclosed that the Police was alerted as soon as the robbers began operations, but that they arrived late. By the time they arrived, the robbers were through with their operations and escaped.

However, the severely injured Maduagwu was still alive when the Police arrived. Inexplicably, however, reports allege that the Policemen were unable to rush her to the hospital with the excuse that there was no fuel in their vehicle. But worse, alleged the reports, when she was eventually taken to the hospital, she was rejected.

While the Police has not commented on the allegation of arriving late and inability to take her to the hospital because their vehicle had no fuel, the FCT Minister has dismissed the allegation that Maduagwu was rejected by the hospital on arrival.

In a statement signed on his behalf by Media Aide, Lere Olayinka, the Minister said Maduagwu was brought in dead to the hospital.

While expressing pain at Maduagwu’s tragic end, and extending sympathies and condolences to her family, Arise Television and the Media, Wike disclosed that contrary to the claims that she was rejected by the hospital, she was brought in dead.

He said he got this information from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mandate Secretary on Health, Dr Dolapo Fasawe. According to the statement, Maduagwu was brought to the Maitama General Hospital dead at about 4.30am on Monday.

Her death has sparked outrage from across Nigerians including President Bola Tinubu, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, Governors Peter Mbah and Charles Soludo of Enugu and Anambra States respectively, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Nigerian Union of Journalists as well as the FCT Police Command and more.

President Tinubu has ordered a full investigation into her killing, and the urgent arrest of the criminals who caused her tragic end.