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A news anchor in Nigeria died after jumping from the third floor of her apartment to escape armed robbers on Sept. 29

Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu was 29 years old and a “beloved” colleague at Arise News

The local police commissioner has called the incident “a cruel and senseless act that has no place in a sane society”

A news anchor in Nigeria has died after jumping from the third floor of her apartment in an attempt to escape armed robbers.

Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu, 29, “tragically lost her life during an armed robbery incident at her residence” in Abuja during the “early hours” of Monday, Sept. 29, per a press release from Commissioner of Police Ajao S. Adewale of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command.

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