Corpse stolen from mortuary in Enugu

The corpse of Chief Theodore Ezeobi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who died about four months ago, was yester­day morning stolen from the mortuary of Mother of Christ Specialist Hos­pital in Enugu.

Before the sudden disap­pearance of the corpse, the family of the deceased had been having a running battle over his burial that pitted the first son, Theodore (Jnr), against his mother and other siblings.

A burial announcement, which was published in the newspapers, fixing the burial for July 31, was quickly dis­owned by another advertorial signed by daughter to the de­ceased, Chinelo Ezeobi, who advised well-wishers and the public to disregard the publi­cation as the correct informa­tion for the burial would be made public at the right time

Chinelo said they were shocked to learn yesterday morning that their father’s corpse had been re­moved from the mortuary.

She said unknown persons broke into the mortuary and took away the corpse.

She also confirmed that the family had been having issues with the first son over the burial.

Following the develop­ment, the police in Enugu had invited the hospital mor­tician, some security men from the hospital and some top management staff for questioning.

A close hospital source al­leged that the mortician had gone to the mortuary to de­posit another corpse shortly after midnight when he dis­covered that the mortuary had been burgled.

Sensing trouble, he searched and discovered that one of the corpses in his care had been removed. Consequently, he raise the alarm and at the same time informed the bereaved family of the development.

The source also disclosed that there was a standing or­der that nobody should be al­lowed to see the corpse apart from few identified members of the immediate family.