The corpse of a 110-year-old woman, Madam Victoria Oguzie from Umuomara in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, has been reported missing from the mortuary it was deposited by the family three weeks ago.
A family source revealed that the members of the family had gone to collect the corpse from the mortuary at Ogbaku, Mbaitoli, but were left devastated when the attendants claimed that they couldn’t find the corpse.
This allegedly led to an attempt by angry family members to bring down the foundation of the hospital with dangerous weapons, prompting the workers to run away for dear life while the owner of the hospital has since gone underground.
We also gathered that this is not the first time a corpse would be missing from the hospital. The corpse of an old man was reportedly missing two from the hospital.
Some members of the family have reason to believe that the hospital might be using the bodies for ritual purposes, but an official of the hospital denied the claim, explaining that it was just a case of misplacement of the corpse.
The owner of the hospital could not be reached as the building was deserted while the state Police Public Relations Officer, Vitalis Onugu, said the Command was yet to be briefed on the matter.
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