The Oyo State government has issued a seven day notice to relatives and next of kin of unclaimed corpses deposited in various public hospital mortuaries across the state to come forward for identification and claim, after which the bodies will be given a mass burial. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, the government noted a significant increase in the number of unclaimed corpses currently deposited in mortuaries within public health facilities across the state.

The Oyo State government has issued a seven day notice to relatives and next of kin of unclaimed corpses deposited in various public hospital mortuaries across the state to come…

Oyo State Government issues a 7-day ultimatum for unclaimed corpses in public mortuaries, warning of mass burial plans. Relatives urged to identify bodies.