Matriarch of the Justin Okorafor Agwu family of Umuchiakuma, Ihechiowa, Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, Ezinne Cecelia Orieji Okorafor, who recently passed away, aged 85, will be buried on Friday, August 11, 2017.

The burial programme released today by the Okorafor family indicates that Ezinne Okorafor’s body will be interred at the family compound in Umuchiakuma, Ihechiowa, after a Funeral Mass at St. Mulumba’s Catholic Church, Umuchiakuma, Ihechiowa.

The late Ezinne Cecelia Okorafor was renowned for her philanthropy. As a community leader, she contributed immensely to the development and growth of her community and its people, particularly after the Nigerian Civil war. She was also a successful trader whose vocation took her across several borders beyond the shores of the Eastern Nigeria. Ezinne Okorafor was more reputed for her strong belief in God, living the life of a devout Catholic, who participated actively in the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO), Umuahia Diocese, and inspired thousands of women to serve God and honour their husbands.

In her life time, Ezinne Okorafor was a peacemaker and an embodiment of tolerance, devotion, discipline and hard work – traits she passed on to her offspring. Fondly described as “Peace Builder, Ochiri Ozua, Ozuu Afia, Ezinne Gburugburu, Nne Oma Deanary, Okpe Udo” Ezinne Cecelia Orieji Okorafor was highly respected by her contemporaries and admired by other younger age grades in the community.

She is survived by many children, grand-children and great-grand-children, among whom is Mr. Isaac Okorafor, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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