kacylee at 4-10-2025 07:22 PM (5 hrs ago) (f)Obi Maduagwu, uncle to the late Arise TV news anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu, popularly known as Sommie, has revealed that her father had advised her against returning to Nigeria. Obi Maduagwu, uncle to the late Arise TV news anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu, popularly known as Sommie, has revealed that her father had advised her against returning to Nigeria. Maduagwu’s uncle told Leadership that before returning to Nigeria against her father’s wishes, she lived and worked in the United Kingdom alongside her two younger siblings. Maduagwu explained that he was the first family member to be contacted after Somtochukwu’s death, as her father works offshore on an oil rig. While many were fleeing the country, those already abroad with foreign passports and citizenship, Somtochukwu chose to return and serve her fatherland.