Dimgba Igwe to be buried in October

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 6:22 pm

Dimgba Igwe

The family of Mr Dimgba Igwe, the Vice Chairman of Sun Publishing Newspapers, has fixed 11 October for his final burial, a statement said.

According to a statement made available in Abuja on Wednesday, Mr Hanson Igwe, the deceased’s elder brother, said the burial programme would start with a funeral service at his residence in Okota, Lagos, on 4 October.

The statement said that the funeral service would hold at the deceased’s hometown in Okafia, Igbere, in Bende Local Government Area of Abia.

Dimgba, a seasoned journalist and Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), was knocked down by a fast moving vehicle while he was jogging around his residence in the Okota area of Lagos on 6 September.

The 58-year-old passed away at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) from injuries sustained.