In a shocking incident in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, mortuary attendants at a facility located between Afoukwu and Abayi Okoroato villages along the Aba-Ikot Ekpene highway have been accused of mutilating a deceased man’s body.
The deceased’s family discovered the mutilation when they arrived to retrieve the body for burial and, upon inspection, found that the man’s testicles were missing.
This revelation incited anger among local youths, leading to a violent confrontation where the mortuary attendants narrowly escaped lynching. The enraged crowd proceeded to vandalize the mortuary, destroying property within the premises.
Law enforcement officers from the Eastern Ngwa Police Division, Umuobiakwa, intervened to restore order and have taken the attendants into custody for questioning. The motive behind the alleged mutilation remains under investigation.
This incident has sparked widespread outrage and renewed calls for stricter regulations and oversight of mortuary operations in the region to prevent such unethical practices.
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