Prince Ejike Stanley Nwankwo, Obowo-born retired Customs Officer, passes on to glory aged 63
The transition to eternal glory of Umulogho Obowo, Imo State-born Prince Ejike Stanley Nwankwo, a Comptroller of Customs (Rtd.), has been announced by the family. Prince Nwankwo passed on aged 63.
The family, in a notice by Chiaza S. Nwankwo, also announced that the funeral programme for the gallant former Officer and gentleman will commence on Saturday, August 15, 2026 with Mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Chaplaincy, Unilag, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria from 10am.
There will be Tributes in honour of the departed beloved Patriarch, Husband, Father, Brother and Uncle at the Utuama Fellowship Hall immediately after the Mass in Unilag.
The home-going programme for the man of the people will continue on Friday, August 28, 2026, with a Vigil Mass and Wake Keep at his residence in Umuokpa, Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State from 5.30p.m.
A Requiem Mass at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Umulogho, Obowo LGA, Imo State will hold on Saturday, April 29, 2026, from 11a.m, and interment will follow immediately after the Mass.
On Sunday, August 30, 2026, a Thanksgiving Mass will hold at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Umulogho, Obowo LGA, Imo State, from 8.30a.m.
Late Prince Ejike Stanley Nwankwo served his immediate community, his country Nigeria, and, indeed, humanity to the best of his ability, and is being mourned by his immediate family, the extended family, and the many others at home and abroad who he positively impacted in the course of his earthly sojourn.
