50 Corpses burnt in Enugu Ukwu Mortuary

0

Tears were like sea yesterday at Enugwu Ukwu General Hospital in Njikoka local government of Anambra State as the mortuary in the hospital caught fire and burnt more than 50 corpses in the hospital.

Odogwublog.com reports that neither the Anambra state government Commissioner for Health , Dr Joe Akabuike nor the hospital management were able to pull themselves together as at press time to state how many corpses that were burnt and how the fire came about.

Enugu-Ukwu mortuary

Several families numbering over hundred were at the hospital at loss on what next to do after the Christmas having slated the burial of their loved ones for January.

ALSO READ  Idemili South New Transition Committee Chairperson Inaugurates Members At Ojoto

However www.odogwublog.com  was told that over 50 corpses were in the mortuary and most of the corpses were burnt beyond recognition. The fire started by 3 pm on Saturday and gradually burnt the 3 room apartment mortuary.

Only one of the morticians was on duty as it was not a duty day as most Anambra families don’t bury their loved ones on Saturday but Thursday or Friday.

Burnt Corpses at Enugu-Ukwu General Hospital Mortuary

The fire was suspected to come from bush burning as the hospital and most other hospitals were over grown with grasses especially its surrounding environment.

The high number of corpses involved might not be unconnected with rule in Anambra that no burials were allowed from 15th of December to give way for celebrations.

ALSO READ  Imo APC Members Transiting To Abuja For Inauguration Die 

Details later

What are your thoughts?

Discover more from Odogwu Blog

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading