The Kogi State Government buried 130 unclaimed dead bodies on Saturday.
According to DAILY POST, the deceased are victims of accidents, robbery, and kidnapping who have been deposited at the Federal Medical Centers, Lokoja for several months with no families or relatives claiming their remains.
The bodies were buried at Lokoja’s Felele Cemetery in Kogi State.
During the mass burial of the deceased victims, the general manager of the Kogi State Sanitation and Waste Management Board, Mrs Arokoyo Elizabeth, stated that the agency is mandated by law to ensure the environment is safe for human habitation, emphasizing that the dead bodies had been kept in the hospital for too long.
Sanitarian Ajayi Olufemi, the Board’s Acting Secretary, said the dead bodies were brought to the mortuary by the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
According to her, numerous announcements were made through various media outlets for the bodies to be claimed by family members or relatives, but all were futile.
He reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to ensuring that people can leave the environment safely.
“Everyone involved in evacuating and burying these bodies has been sanitized.” As I previously stated, we have made several announcements about these unclaimed bodies on radio, television, and other forms of media.
“However, as I speak to you, no one has heard from the corpses’ family members, relatives, or friends.” The majority of the bodies were found as a result of police-reported accidents, kidnappings, or robberies. So they must be buried because they have been in the mortuary for a long time with no one coming to get them,” she added.
