The University College Hospital, (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has
carried out a mass burial for many unclaimed corpses in its mortuary after
running three adverts in the pages of newspapers at three different occasions
with deadlines for the bodies to be claimed, when the mortuary became
congested. But even after the adverts, no one still came forward to claim them.
carried out a mass burial for many unclaimed corpses in its mortuary after
running three adverts in the pages of newspapers at three different occasions
with deadlines for the bodies to be claimed, when the mortuary became
congested. But even after the adverts, no one still came forward to claim them.
According to the hospital spokesman, Deji Bobade, it is believed
that most of the corpses were abandoned due to the culture that says that
“parents should not bury their children.”
that most of the corpses were abandoned due to the culture that says that
“parents should not bury their children.”
Most of the corpses buried where between the ages 1-50 and
had been abandoned in the mortuary since 2012.
had been abandoned in the mortuary since 2012.
Mr Bobade however says the decision of the management to
perform the mass burial was within the purview of the law.
perform the mass burial was within the purview of the law.
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