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Late Chief Matthew Udengwu Chinevu
By PAMELA EBOH, Awka
Ebenebe community in Awka North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State has declared mourning over the death of her oldest man, late Chief Matthew Udengwu Chinevu (alias Nwa-Ojiaka).
Chinevu, who was from Umudiaba kindred in Umuajana village, Ebenbe, died at the age of 125 on October 2, 2026 and was committed to the mother earth on October 3, 2026.
Disclosing this to journalists during a press conference in Awka, the Traditional Ruler of Ebenebe community, Ìgwè Christopher Nnaegbuna, explained that the deceased was the seventh to attend such height as oldest person from his kindred in recent time.
Ìgwè Nnaegbuna, who is also the State Deputy Chairman and Southeast Zonal Chairman of the Traditional Rulers Council, praised the deceased for living an upright life which according to him worth emulating.
He revealed that the late centurion would receive a befitting burial at an appropriate date to be unveiled by the family and community having lived a longer and impactful life.
