Memorial

1. Deborah Sam-Praise Emenem 

Deborah Sam-Praise Emenem, a graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, was strangled to death by an acquaintance, Emmanuel Gambo, a student of the same university, in a hotel he had invited her to celebrate her birthday in Enugu State. He then proceeded to malign her.

2. Chinyere Oguduro

Chinyere Ogudoro, 46, and her brother, Ifeanyi Edoziem, suffered fatal injuries during an alleged incident at her family home in Lagos. Her husband, Benjamin Ogudoro, 50, was arrested on suspicion of murder. He is accused of having set his estranged wife and brother-in-law on fire as they slept

3. Faith Mueni

Mutisya, was said to have killed his wife, Ms Faith Mueni, 35, on the night of March 25 in Kikumbo village, Machakos county, before fleeing in the family car. The deceased was found in a pool of blood with deep panga cuts in the head and hands by the husband's parents.

4. Solution Amadi

Evangelist Solution Amadi was strangled to death during an argument in Aluu, Ikwere Local Government Area of the state. The deceased is also said to be a pastor and marriage counsellor in her husband's church.

5. Osato Fetus Edogiawerian 

Osato Fetus Edogiawerian was killed by her boyfriend, Joshua Osaigbovo, in Edo State. She was declared missing in April, and the Police discovered the shallow grave he buried her body in June. He claimed that she had hit her on a wall while they were having an altercation.

6. Osinachi Nwachukwu

On April 8, 42-year-old Osinachi died at a hospital in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Her husband and manager, Peter Nwachukwu, said she had been suffering from an undisclosed illness. Still, in the days that followed, family members and friends alleged that she had died from injuries sustained from domestic abuse. Her four children told Nigerian authorities that Nwachukwu had suffered constant violence at the hands of their father, who they said had sworn them to secrecy. People who knew the couple cast Peter Nwachukwu as a dominating figure, controlling her finances and decisions. On April 11, police arrested Peter Nwachukwu and said they were waiting for autopsy results to help determine the cause of death. He has denied all allegations of abuse, telling police he was not responsible for his wife’s death. According to her family, Nwachukwu was receiving medical treatment for several weeks before her death. They allege that on one occasion, doctors found clusters of blood around her chest that resulted from being struck.

7. Bimbo Ogbonna

Bimbo died of fire injuries after another dispute with her husband in their residence in Megamound Estate, Lekki. The sister announced her demise on Saturday, a few days after she was rushed to the hospital. The deceased had confronted IVD last Wednesday over alleged repeated assault and maltreatment. The fight resulted in their house being set ablaze. While he escaped with minor burns, those of Bimbo were severe.

8. Ummukulsum Sani Buhari

Ummukulsum Sani Buhari, a 24-year-old in Kano State, was allegedly killed by Geng Quangrong. Quangrong was accused of stabbing Ummukulsum with a knife on November 16, 2022, at her Jambulo quarters in the Kabuga area of the State.

9. Mercy Samuel

Mercy’s stomach was allegedly cut open, and her intestines ripped out during a disagreement with her husband, Samuel. After the act, Samuel fled with her phone so she could not call for help. She was discovered on Monday and taken to Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos, where she died.

10. Folashade Gbadejo

Folashade Gbadejo was killed by her husband, Oluranti Badejo, at their house in Orimerunmu, Mowe, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Folashade, a fashion designer, argued with her husband over paying their three children’s school fees. The argument was said to have degenerated into a fight, and 51-year-old Oluranti allegedly smashed Folasade’s head against the wall of their apartment. She was said to have fallen. Their eight-year-old daughter, Jumoke, reportedly said her father abandoned her mother on the floor as she writhed in pain. Her husband was alleged to have subsequently burnt her corpse with a hot iron.

11. Gloria Onyedikachi Odimma

Samuel Mgbeodinma allegedly beat his wife to death shortly after the Nigeria vs. Croatia match on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The newly married man then put her corpse in his car, drove her to his parents' home in Egbeda, Lagos, parked the car, and left. Gloria Onyedikachi Odinma was six weeks pregnant when she was murdered by her husband, precisely four months after their wedding.

12. Ali Zainab Neilsen

Peter Nielsen killed his wife, Zainab, also known by her stage name as Alizee, and his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter on April 5, 2018, at their Banana Island residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. An investigation carried out by the Police showed that the bodies of the mother and child were dragged from the bedroom, where the fight started, to the kitchen.

13. Uche Emeka

Nnanna Emeka allegedly killed his 4-month-old pregnant wife for ritual purposes in the Ugbele Mgbidi area of Imo State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday, July 3, 2021, just three months after the couple got married. Just a few days before, she had told a friend that for the past week her husband's character had changed, that she didn't understand him anymore. So, we believe that's why she refused to go out with him.

14. Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje

Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje was a 13-year-old girl from Benue State who died in 2018 after enduring several years of sexual abuse. Her parents placed her in the care of the Ogbuja family so she could attend Federal Government Girls College in Gboko. While living there, she was repeatedly raped by Andrew Ogbuja, a lecturer, and his son, Victor, beginning when she was about eight. The prolonged abuse caused severe medical complications, including fistula and chronic infections, which led to her death. Her case sparked nationwide outrage, inspired the #JusticeForOchanya movement, and renewed calls for stronger child protection systems in Nigeria. 

15. Deborah Moses

Deborah Moses, also known as Deb’rah Porsche, was a 26-year-old interior designer from Benue State. On 3 September 2025, she was stabbed to death in her Lagos apartment by her ex-boyfriend, Lintex Ogale. Ogale gained access to her home by disguising himself as a dispatch rider, then tried to tamper with her gas line before breaking in and fatally attacking her. Friends and family said he had been stalking her after their breakup and had made repeated threats. Neighbours restrained Ogale and turned him over to the police, and he was later remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Centre.

16. Salome Eleojo Adaidu

Salome Eleojo Adaidu was a 24-year-old serving member of the National Youth Service Corps assigned to Nicon Insurance in Abuja. She was a graduate of Kogi State University and was due to complete her NYSC in March 2025. She visited her alleged boyfriend in Papalanda Village, Karu LGA, Nasarawa State, and was murdered by him. The court found the accused, gospel singer Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, guilty and sentenced him to death by hanging.

17. Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal

Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal was a 24-year-old final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. In February 2025, she visited the residence of Abdulrahman Bello, who lured her via Facebook under false pretences. Bello strangled and dismembered her body for money-ritual purposes. On 31 July 2025, the Kwara State High Court sentenced Bello to death by hanging after a four-month trial, describing his act as premeditated and extremely heinous.

18. Blessing Nwaka

Blessing Nwaka was a mother of five boys living in Abagana, Njikoka LGA, Anambra State. On 21 January 2025, she was set ablaze by her husband, Sunday Nwaka, following a domestic argument. The incident was captured in a viral video online and is frequently cited in discussions of spousal violence leading to death.

19. Glory Ubong Uwak

Glory Ubong Uwak died under suspicious circumstances after a visit from a close friend, initially thought to be natural but later found to involve severe trauma, including a cracked skull. Her husband was arrested in connection with her death. Reports suggest he began looking for a new partner on a Facebook group weeks before her burial, raising public suspicion and outcry.

20. Modupe Alasin

Modupe Alasin died after being beaten mercilessly by her husband in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti state, over lateness to farm. According to a source, she screamed and begged for mercy as her husband flogged her repeatedly. 

21. Gloria Ajine

Mrs. Gloria Peter Ajine was reportedly, a 29-year-old mother of one, was brutally murdered by unknown assailants while harvesting vegetables on her farm in Ilewo Orile, Abeokuta North, Ogun State, in January 2025.  Her throat was slit and her body had multiple machete cuts.

22. Nifemisi Ogunlana 

Nifesimi Ogunlana (Miss Ikorodu West LCDA 2023) was killed by unknown persons while on her way to a photoshoot in Ibadan. She was raped before being Murdered. Her body was found on the road days after she was declared missing. 

23. Christianah Olatunji

Christianah Olatunji was reportedly found dead in a gutter in Lokoja, Kogi State. The 21-year-old woman was dumped in a gutter. Christiana was from Kogi State and had graduated from a higher institution in 2024. She was always active of TikTok and made the last post on her TikTok account on 23rd June, 2025, and on 26th June, 2025, her body was found in a gutter by the roadside. This was after she was last seen in an unnamed popular lounge with a friend.