Corpse Of Senior Advocate Of Nigeria Stolen From Enugu Mortuary
The corpse of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Theodore Ezeobi, who died about four months ago, was reportedly stolen from the mortuary of Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital in Enugu, on Wednesday, July 30.
A close hospital source claimed that the mortician discovered that the mortuary had been burgled when he went to deposit another corpse shortly after midnight. He was said to have a raised an alarm after he conducted a check and discovered that one of the corpses in his care had been removed. After which he informed the bereaved family of the development.
According to the daughter of the deceased, Chinelo Ezeobi, who spoke to Daily Sun on phone, the family was still in shock over the disappearance of the corpse. She said unknown persons broke into the mortuary and took away the corpse.
She added that the family had been having issues with the first son over the burial.
It was gathered that before the sudden disappearance of the corpse, the family of the deceased had been having issues over his burial. The first son, Theodore (Jnr) was said to be in disagreement with his mother and other siblings.
Following the development, the hospital mortician, some security men from the hospital and some top management staff were taken to the Central Police Station in Enugu for questioning.
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The mortician, who was in handcuff and some management staff of the hospital were seen at the station when newsmen visited.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amaraizu, said the police were trying to unravel the mystery behind the missing corpse.
Efforts to reach the first son of Chief Theodore Ezeobi, Theodore Junior, proved abortive as his mobile phones were not reachable.
Source: Legit.ng
