{"id":28678,"date":"2021-05-02T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T11:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=28678"},"modified":"2021-05-02T12:56:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T11:56:02","slug":"photos-chimamanda-ngozi-adichies-mum-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/02\/photos-chimamanda-ngozi-adichies-mum-laid-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie&#8217;s mum laid to rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie, the mother of renowned Nigerian novelist writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been laid to rest in her hometown Abba, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday, May 1.<\/p>\n<p>Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/16\/gunmen-disguise-as-funeral-guests-to-kill-three-policemen-at-ebonyi-checkpoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funera<\/a>l mass took place at the St. Paul\u2019s Catholic Church, Abba, the Bishop of Awka Catholic Diocese.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the first female Registrar of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka , passed on at the age of 78 years old on Monday, March 1st, 2021 in Awka, Anambra State.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by her six children: Ijeoma, Uchenna, Chuks, Okechukwu, Chimamanda and Kenechukwu; as well as nine grandchildren, in-laws and many relatives.<\/p>\n<p>Check out photos from the burial ceremony below:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-2.jpeg 426w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, 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height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-6.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-6-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-6-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-4.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-4-300x300.jpeg 300w, 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903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-7.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-7-86x64.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/kunlenet07\/2021\/05\/02\/Ngozi-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"757\" 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Her funeral mass took place at the St. Paul\u2019s Catholic Church, Abba, the Bishop of Awka Catholic Diocese. 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