Photos: Say What? Show of Shame in Enugu as Jim Nwobodo’s son's corpse disappears!

Mourners gathered to bury the dead, only to discover the corpse was not inside the coffin!  This actually happened in Enugu, yesterday when top dignitaries gathered to bid farewell to the departed son of a former Governor and Senator, Jim Nwobodo.

A popular Nigerian tabloid, Vanguard Newspapers, captured the moment:There was pandemonium yesterday at Amechi, Nkanu-West Local Government Area of Enugu State as the community could not come to terms with former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo over where his,son,Jim, Ifeanyi Nwobodo Jnr would be buried.It was a show of shame atAmechi Awkunanaw in Enugu State as the burial ceremony of Dr.Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo, the late son of former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo turned awry as Nigerians from all walks of life waited in vain for the arrival of the corpse.News had filtered in early in the morning that the corpse of the deceased disappeared from the morgue.Saturday Vanguard recalls that Dr. Ifeanyi NwobodoJnr., who had on November 16, 2014 died of cancer, was to be buried yesterday as planned by the family.

A source told our Saturday Vanguard that his corpse was snatched away following a crisis among members of the clan and the former governor.Trouble had started when the former governor chose a venue outside the family compound for the burial of the deceased, a decision which was stoutly opposed by other members of the family.A family source said Jim decided to bury Ifeanyi outside the family house, on the notion that he (Ifeanyi) lost all his rights as a son by dying before his father.However, other members of the family, as well as Awkunanaw youths, who were not happy with such decision, insisted that he would not buried elsewhere. Following the deadlock, Saturday Vanguard gathered that some yet-to-be identified members of the community made straight to the morgue and took the corpse away.For several hours, some past and serving Governors, including the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, waited endlessly amidst the frustration. After a long fruitless wait, Ekweremadu, and other dignitaries stormed out of the venue.

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Culled From NigeriaFM