Abandoned corpses: Anambra govt to pay contractors N189m

Anambra State government is owing state hospital mortuary contractors N189 million for 300 abandoned corpses across the state

Chairman of the state government hospital mortuary contractors, Chief Frank Igboka, who dropped the hint, yesterday, described as unfortunate government’s inability to pay their bill so that the corpses could be evacuated for a mass burial.

”The  mortuaries where the corpses are abandoned are Enugu- Ukwu General Hospital, Okija General Hospital, Ihiala General Hospital, Ekwulobia General hospital and Onitsha General Hospital.
”We have written to the new governor, Dr. Willie Obiano and nothing has been done in that regard.

We cannot bury them without government, police or court clearance and most important, government has to pay our bills before anything is done in that respect,” he said.
The worrisome aspect, he said, was that the police had turned the government hospital mortuaries as dumping ground for the deposition of corpses, thereby increasing the numbers of abandoned corpses day by day.