There was pandamonium at a burial ceremony held in a town in Nnewi
South L.G.A, Anambra State, on June 23rd after it was violently
interrupted over several unresolved issues, by the deceased’s husband
who was popularly known as “Who Know Man“.
It was gathered that “Who Know Man” married two wives but had issues
with the first wife, who she died 3 years ago. However because of the
unresolved issue, he refused to bury his first wife and abandoned her in
the mortuary.
According to CFRMagazine, the deceased(first wife) was still in the
mortuary (after 3 years) when the second wife suddenly died. The man
concluded plans to bury the second wife while the other was still in the
mortuary. He communicated his decision to the villagers but was
strongly opposed by the elders.
They informed him that according to Igbo tradition and custom, he was
supposed to bury the first wife who had been in the mortuary since 3
years before dreaming of the latter, but he ignored them all and
scheduled the burial ceremony(for the second wife) today, 23rd June
2017.
In what could only be seen in one of the Nollywood movies, the
relatives of the first wife led by the elder brother took the man
unawares by going to the mortuary, took the deceased(first wife) and
stormed the burial ceremony as earlier as 8am to lay their late sister
to rest during the lying in state of the second wife.
They(relatives of the first wife) immediately proceeded forcefully to
the grave meant to bury the second wife but was strongly opposed by the
man and his relations which resulted in a free-for-all fight. One of
the coffins was thrown to the floor as you can see in the photos.
When the man saw that the relatives of his first wife would bury her
in the grave he already prepared for the latter, he immediately
mobilized some people to quickly bury her(second wife) but it was
already late as the relatives of the former overpowered them and
successfully buried their late sister.
However peace was brokered by the members of the Nigerian Police
force led by DPO, SP Lucky, who immediately arrived the scene when the
fight was at its peak.
More photos below;