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OBITUARY: Mrs. Bel-Molokwu, Wife of Veteran Journalist, Passes on Aged, 67

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The Molokwu and Umunna families of Onitsha have announced the transition of their daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, Ọnyeọmadịụkọ, Mrs. Regina Chinwe Bel-Molokwu (née Umunnna), who passed on peacefully on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, aged 67.

She was a graduate tutor, catering expert as well as artist who majored in sculpture.

A statement by Mr. Lloyd Bel-Molokwu, for the families indicates that her obsequies will begin on Thursday July 28, with a Service of Songs at 6 pm at Saint Agnes Catholic Church, Maryland, Lagos.

A special prayer for the deceased is slated to take place on Wednesday, August 3, starting 5Pm at her residence -No 2, Yinka Ogunfile Street, Shoroga Estate, Igbo Oluwo, Ikorodu, Lagos.

There will be a requiem mass for the deceased on Friday, August 19, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha, Anambra State, at 10:30 am, followed by interment at her residence at 28, Nkisi Aroli Street, off Awka Road, Inland Town, Onitsha.

Mrs. Bel-Molokwu is survived by her husband,
Zelugo Dr. Joe Bel-Molokwu, a former Registrar/Chief Executive of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, and editor, editor-in-chief and chief executive of a number of newspaper houses. He was the pioneer managing director of the Anambra Newspapers and Printing Co. Ltd.

She also left behind three children – Mr. Lloyd Bel-Molokwu,
Barr. Mrs Obiamaka Bella Obiako and
Omasi-Olisa Bel-Molokwu – as well as four grandchildren, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, in-laws and several other relatives.

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