There was a mild drama in Nnewi South LGA of Anambra
state as mourners who were attending a burial ceremony were shocked when the man whose wife was to be buried got
into a fight with his in-laws, causing the woman's body to fall out of
the coffin. The incident was said to have occurred on the 23rd of June, 2017.
According
to a report by CFRMagazine, the man identified as “Who Know Man”
married two wives but had issues with the first wife, who died 3 years
ago. However, because of the unresolved issue, he refused to bury his
first wife and abandoned her in the mortuary.
It
was also reported that the first wife was still being kept in the
mortuary for 3 years when the man's second wife suddenly died. He then
concluded on burying the second wife while the first one was still in the
mortuary, a decision which was strongly opposed by the elders of the
village.
The elders reportedly told him that
according to Igbo tradition and custom, the first wife who had been in
the mortuary for 3 years was supposed to be laid to rest first before his second
wife but the man due to his long beef with his first wife's family ignored the
tradition and scheduled the burial ceremony (for the second wife) on
Friday, 23rd June 2017.
On the day of the
supposed burial for the second wife, the family of the first wife led by
the elder retrieved her body from the mortuary and stormed the burial
ceremony as to lay their late sister to rest during the lying in state
of the second wife.
While trying to bury the first
wife in the grave meant for the second wife they were confronted by the
man and his relations which resulted in a fight in the presence
mourners attending the burial.
One of the coffins was disrespected as it was thrown to the floor when the fight broke out.
Fortunately,
the family of the first wife succeeded in burying their daughter in the
space dug for the second wife, after some men of the Nigerian police
led by DPO, SP Lucky, arrived at the scene to weigh into the situation.
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