[1][2][3] Uchechukwu is the third child of the popular Nigerian comedian James Iroha who created the famous TV comedy show - The New Masquerade and also acted as the character Gringori.
[4] He credits his dad as the strongest influence in his works[5] Uchechukwu started to study sculpture in 1990 at the Art Academy of the University of Port Harcourt.
In his work, Uchechukwu melts together the reproduction of common reality with the creative "language" of the imagination, whereby he extends the possibilities of photography and is giving a new direction to local art.
Uchechukwu presented a series of award winning photos on butcher's shops in the open air in Lagos, with the name Fire, Flesh and Blood.
The photo series initially had a documentary character, but got the public's attentions as well because of its artistic mélange of colorful and smokey close-ups.