By Safiyat Muhammed – The Bureau News
The sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has died.
Ruth Otabor, who only recently graduated from Auchi Polytechnic, passed away in the early hours of Sunday, August 31, 2025, at about 6:30 a.m., according to a statement issued by Eko Solicitors & Advocates on behalf of the family.
“With a heavy heart, the family regrets to announce the passing on to glory of their daughter, sister, and mother on this 31st Day of August, 2025 at about 06:30Hrs,” the statement read.
The family appealed for privacy during the mourning period, adding that details of her funeral arrangements would be communicated in due course.
Ruth’s death comes barely two weeks after she suffered a tragic accident in Auchi, Edo State. On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, a truck belonging to the Dangote Group reportedly crushed her leg near Auchi Polytechnic. She underwent an emergency leg amputation but never recovered fully from the trauma.
Eyewitnesses recounted how a bystander managed to stop the truck after it ran into Ruth, but the damage had already been done.
Her death, so soon after celebrating her graduation, has left her family, friends, and fans of her sister Phyna in deep shock and grief.
