Chigbo will be held on February 5 and 6, 2026. |

Chigbo, a former Treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja Branch, was brutally murdered on January 5, 2026.

A release signed on behalf of the family by Celestine Chigbo and Dr. Maureen Chigbo, a former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), unveiled the programme of activities for the funeral, starting with a wake keep on February 5, 2026, with a Mass at 5pm. 

Immediately after the Mass, there will be a Night of Tribute from 6pm to 8 pm.

The venue for the two events is at Adolphus Chigbo’s Compound, Abidi Village, Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State.

On February 6, 2026, there will be a lawyers’ file to welcome the deceased’s body, while family, friends, and well-wishers will have the opportunity for viewing and paying last respects to Chigbo at the Pa Adolphus Chigbo family compound in Abidi Village, Umuoji, starting at 8am.

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The Requiem Mass will begin at 10am at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church, Abidi Village, Umuoji.

Interment will follow immediately after the Requiem Mass at the Pa Adolphus Chigbo

Compound. 

The reception is also at the same venue.

The outing Mass will be held on February 8, 2026 at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church, Abidi, Umuoji at 9:30am.

The family wishes all those coming to the funeral a safe journey and advises those travelling to Umuoji to follow the directions as stated: From Nkpor Junction, drive through Nkpor-Umuoji Road to Abidi Village. 

Stop at the Old Post Office, turn onto St. Scholastica Monastery Road, and ask for Adolphus Chigbo’s Family Compound.

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