A University of Calabar law student, Obinna Joseph Okwesili, has dedicated his final year project to the late crossdresser Chantelle, known as Abuja Area Mama.
Chantelle, whose real name was Ifeanyi Chukwu-Agah Benedict, aged 33, was brutally murdered in Abuja. Her body was discovered on the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway on August 8, 2024.
Okwesili announced on Wednesday, August 28, that he has dedicated his project, which explores the impact of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act in Nigeria over the past decade, to Chantelle.
He expressed his tribute in a social media post, stating, “Finished my final year project today and thought it is most meritorious to be dedicated to Abuja Area Mama whose life, though different, was fullest in its living. Rest well, Ifeanyi Benedict (Chantelle).”
