Rhythm 93.7FM PH on-air personality, writer and motivational speaker, Ifeoma ‘Iphie’ Aggrey-Fynn, was shot dead by armed robbers along Aba-Port Harcourt expressway on Tuesday.
Iphie was shot in a public transit bus as she returned from visit to her parents in Aba.
According to reports from survivors, the robbers opened fire on the bus as the driver became aware of the threat and attempted to escape from the robbers. It is not yet known if there were any other causalities or injuries.
Iphie’s death comes just a few days to her June 8 birthday. Iphie was loved and admired by her friends and listeners.
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Ifeoma Chinagorom Wobo, one of her friends, reacted with this post on her Facebook timeline: Name sake, haba it’s not true now. I saw u at the wedding expo we even took selfies and u told me how I make u want to get married real quick and I told u I was gonna storm ur wedding we laughed about it. Your buffday is a few days away and you always made me popular on my own buffday cos u send shout out via ur talk show on rhythm 93.7 my goodness was hoping to get one this time and now you are gone???? words fail me iphie can’t stop the tears RIP my dear friend
Iphie Started her radio career at Rhythm 95.7 Awka, where she presented the mid-morning show ‘Rhythm n Soul’, ‘Gospel Vibes’ and ‘E-Merge’ a TV programme on STV Awka.
She Joined Rhythm Port-Harcourt in 2011, hosting various shows such as ‘Morning Drive’, ‘Afternoon Drive’, and ‘Dance Party’.
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1 comments
Really sad.