Confusion in Enugu as Former Governor, Nwobodo rejects son’s corpse

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Tweet It was a show of shame at Amechi Awkunanaw in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State as the burial ceremony of Dr...

It was a show of shame at Amechi Awkunanaw in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State as the burial ceremony of Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo, the late son of former Governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo turned awry.

According to Dailypost, Nigerians from all walks of life waited in vain for the arrival of the corpse. News later filtered in that the corpse of the deceased disappeared from the morgue. See more pics after the cut...

Recall that Dr. Ifeanyi Nwobodo Jnr., who had on November 16, 2014 died of cancer, was to be buried yesterday. It turned out to be a day of rage and frustration.

A source told Daily post that his corpse was snatched away following a crisis among members of the
family 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 alleged that 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, the deceased’s siblings, as well as Awkunanaw youths, who were not happy with such decision, insisted that he would not buried elsewhere.

Following the deadlock, Dailypost gathered that some yet to be identified members of the family made straight to the morgue and took away the corpse.

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.

As the confusion persisted, the ArchBishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of the Anglican Communion, Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, waded into the matter and held a stormy
meeting with all the warring parties.

At the end of the meeting, which lasted for several hours, the ArchBishop volunteered to allow the family bury the deceased at the St. Mathew’s Anglican Church Amechi Awkunanaw.

Some members of the community accused the former Governor of not taking good care of Ifeanyi while he was alive, and wondered why such alleged ill-treatment should continue, even in death.

The late Ifeanyi served as a commissioner during the second tenure of former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State. As at the time of filing this report, it was yet unclear if the Amechi community and the deceased’s siblings would accept the alternative of burying Ifeanyi’s remains in the church.

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