Wife of Nigerian businessman, President and Chairman of the Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka, has died.

Family source told ogundaily.com/ that she died on Sunday afternoon after suffering a stroke.

She died in Nnewi, where she went with her husband to attend a function. Her family revealed they are still shocked as her death was sudden and unexpected

Mrs Charity N. Maduka was the Vice-president of the Coscharis Group since its inception as the co-owner of the company.

In an interview with Plus TV Africa, her husband, Cosmas spoke about the impact his wife had in the early days of his career.

According to him, when he met her, he was poor, adding that her parents who belonged to the upper class at that time, believed she was insane when she insisted on getting married to him.

He had said, “Despite all the hurdles, she stuck with me.”

“This is the reason today, she owns a part of the company and has free access to the finances of the company”, Cosmas added.