Disappearance Of Missing Corpse Spark-Off Protest In Bingham Mortuary Plateau, Neigbours Raise Alarm
Yakubu Busari
A missing 33 years Old spark-off protest in Plateau State on Wednesday Morning at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos, as the deceased neighbours demanded his corpse for onward burial.
An orphan who died at the Bingham Teaching Hospital has created scene and confusion following the mysterious disappearance of the corpse at the Bingham mortuary where friends and neighbours raised alarm.
According to the protesters we are yet to unravel the sudden mystery behind the alleged deceased person which dead body couldn’t be found at the mortuary.
Our Medium gathered that the deceased, David Atimbi Adi a 33-year-old man passed away last week after a protracted illness, and his corpse was deposited at the mortuary of the aforementioned hospital last Thursday.
However, after the death the orphan neighbors organized arrangements to conclude for his burial, drama eschew as they could no longer find his corpse at the morgue to commence his burial rite in Rukuba Area of Bassa LGA.
A close family friend, Mr Paul, explained vividly to us how his brother died last week after a protracted illness and we deposited his corpse at the Bingham University Hospital, Jos, unfortunately, we got here this morning so that we can go ahead with the burial of him in Rukuba, in Bassa LGA, and his corpse was nowhere to be found.
“This is ridiculous; they must be joking, we are even hearing that the corpse was taken since Monday, by who?
“We don’t want any trouble, all we are saying is they should produce our brother’s remains so that he can be laid to rest”, he maintained.
Also speaking, Mr Benjamin, a neighbor to the deceased said, “It is unfortunate we are hearing this kind of story, this young man is an orphan, who was very sick, he was even assisted by friends so that he can get treated, sadly he passed on.
“Now we are here to go and bury him and we are hearing another pathetic story, this is pure negligence on the part of the management of this hospital”, he lamented.
“Well, we are not leaving this place until they bring out his corpse; he suffered before he died, should he still suffer in death?
The deceased is survived by his wife and a child. Meanwhile, when our correspondent came to the Bingham University Teaching Hospital gate, there were security operatives at the front of the gate, while the main entrance and exit gates were locked.
The mourners were seen inside the hospital’s premises wondering how such a thing could have happened and demanding that the corpse be produced.
When contacted, the Spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, ASP Gabriel Ogaba said, “I am yet to get information about that sir.
“Will furnish you with information as soon as I get”, he maintained.
