Vivian Uchechi Ogu

Vivian Uchechi Ogu (1 April 1995 – 15 November 2009) was a Nigerian 14-year-old lay person who was martyred for defending her chastity. She was declared Servant of God on 7 October 2023 at Holy Cross Cathedral by Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze.

Early life Ogu was born in Benin City on 1 April 1995 to Peter Ogu and his wife in Imo State, Nigeria. She was the second out of four children. She attended the Air Force Nursery and Primary School. She was a parishioner of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Airport Road, Benin City. She was a member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, the choir mistress of the children's choir, and the president of the Holy Childhood Association in the parish. In May 2023, Archbishop Akubeze approved Christiana Marinelli, who is based in Rome, as the postulator of the cause. The Archbishop received the Suplex Libellius on 12 September 2023, as issued by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and requested him to initiate the Cause for Canonization of Vivian Ogu. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria gave its approval that the cause of her beatification and canonization be opened on 14 September 2023.