Court Orders Mortuary To Release Corpse For Burial

A Customary Court sitting in Choba Community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State has ordered Delight Mortuary and Home Service Limited, to release the corps of Late Rose Amah to her family for burial.
The two member Customary Court, headed by the Chairman, Ndamati, in their ruling on exparte application brought by the counsel to the claimants, E. Worlu sought the order of the court for the release of the corps for burial.
Friday Amah and Hope Amah who are claimants in the suit had asked the court to direct Achor Acheru, the son of the deceased and the mortuary management to release the corpse of their sister as directed by the court.
The Tide reports that the court, following report of the refusal of the first defendant to release the receipt for the corpse of the late woman and reporting the claimants to Ogbakiri Council of Chiefs, granted the exparte order requested by the claimants counsel which the court emphasised must be obeyed.

By: Akujobi Amadi