To compound the family’s horror, the mortuary attendant allegedly attempted to trick them by presenting completely different remains, before abruptly fleeing the premises when the fraudulent swap was uncovered.
A bizarre and disturbing situation has rocked the Afikpo community in Ebonyi State after the family of a 94-year-old matriarch, who had gone to a local mortuary ahead of her burial, discovered that her body had mysteriously disappeared from the facility.
To compound the family’s horror, the mortuary attendant allegedly attempted to trick them by presenting completely different remains, before abruptly fleeing the premises when the fraudulent swap was uncovered.
The unsettling incident has reportedly thrown the entire community into panic and mourning, subverting what was meant to be a grand celebration of a life well-spent into a tense standoff with law enforcement over allegations of police-assisted escape.
SaharaReporters gathered that the family of the late nonagenarian had already finalized elaborate funeral arrangements.
