Overview

• Authorities and local reports say the attack occurred on September 29 at the three‑storey complex where she lived in Abuja.
• Police found Maduagwu unconscious after she jumped from the third floor and transported her to Hospital General de Maitama, where she died of her injuries.
• Two private security guards were on duty during the robbery and one was shot while attempting to resist, according to police accounts.
• ARISE News confirmed her death in an official statement that remembered her as a vibrant on‑air presence and valued colleague.
• Maduagwu, a former lawyer who studied in the UK, covered women’s rights and NGO impact, as colleagues and the public posted tributes while suspects remain at large.