A photo of him when he was confirmed dead At the hospital after he resurrected
A 70 year old man might have cheated death when he bounced
back to life after spending over 30 hours in a mortuary in Makurdi, the Benue
state capital. Doctors at a private
hospital in the town had on Saturday, August 26, 2015, certified Amos Otene
dead at 4. 30 am and promptly covered
him up and wheeled him into the mortuary, awaiting instructions from members of
the family for embarment.
As further proof that Otene was dead, the doctors extracted
the requisite body fluid and other substances from the corpse, for post mortem
examination which was to ultimately reveal the cause of death.
the requisite body fluid and other substances from the corpse, for post mortem
examination which was to ultimately reveal the cause of death.
According to the family, the hospital admitted Otene on
Friday August 25 after he complained of severe toothache which had persisted
for several days. As the news of Otene’s death spread, family members and other
sympathisers continued to throng the hospital.
Friday August 25 after he complained of severe toothache which had persisted
for several days. As the news of Otene’s death spread, family members and other
sympathisers continued to throng the hospital.
On Sunday, when one of his children, Eche, who lives in
Lafia visited, he was taken to the mortuary to confirm that his father had
indeed passed on. According to Eche, at
about 1.39 pm, “the morticians at the hospital wheeled out the trolley
containing my father and unveiled the face for me to see.
Lafia visited, he was taken to the mortuary to confirm that his father had
indeed passed on. According to Eche, at
about 1.39 pm, “the morticians at the hospital wheeled out the trolley
containing my father and unveiled the face for me to see.
It was in this process that the supposedly he started
raising his right hand and all of us fled towards the reception area of the
mortuary. From a safe distance we watched as my father lifted himself and sat
on the bed and that was about seven minutes later. One of the attendants
eventually summoned enough courage and approached my father who fell back on
the trolley.”
raising his right hand and all of us fled towards the reception area of the
mortuary. From a safe distance we watched as my father lifted himself and sat
on the bed and that was about seven minutes later. One of the attendants
eventually summoned enough courage and approached my father who fell back on
the trolley.”
Eche said that the doctors ordered that the resurrected man
be readmitted in the ward where some medication was administered and he was
placed on fresh round of drips. He remained in the ward till Tuesday when the
doctors carried out series of tests and certified Otene fit for discharge.
be readmitted in the ward where some medication was administered and he was
placed on fresh round of drips. He remained in the ward till Tuesday when the
doctors carried out series of tests and certified Otene fit for discharge.
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