Sr. Dumka Fidelia Michael, MMM, was born in 1974 in Zaakpon, near Port Harcourt in Nigeria.  She had her primary and secondary education locally and then went to university to study commerce.  She left after two years, taking some time to discern her future before finally joining MMM in 1996.

After her period of initial formation in Nigeria, she went to Kenya and studied commerce and Business Administration in the Catholic University of East Africa (C.U.E.A.).   

Her first assignment in East Africa was to Malawi and she was the Administrator in Chipini Health Centre.  This was followed by a request from Uganda for her services in Makondo and later to Arusha in Tanzania.  She was popular as an Administrator and well respected.

In 2010, after her Final Profession of Vows, she received her master’s degree in strategic management from the University of Derby in England before returning to Nigeria. 

In Nigeria she was the Hospital Administrator in St. Mary’s Hospital, Eleta, Ibadan, for the next eight years before her final assignment to the MMM community in Abuja where she became involved in works of social justice and counter human trafficking. 

Sr. Dumka was a bright, cheerful woman and always looked on the positive side of life. She was an excellent Chorister and enjoyed travelling, dancing and driving. For all who had the opportunity to relate closely with her, she was a pillar of support and strength.

She became ill in 2025 and although she was under treatment, her health deteriorated.

She died on April 8th in hospital in Abuja.  May she rest in peace.