Youths of Ndiolumbe in Isiala Ngwa South local government area of Abia State have reportedly burnt down a mortuary located in their community.
It was gathered the youths set ablaze the facility over speculations the owner of the mortuary engages in the alleged harvest and sale of organs of corpses deposited at the morgue.
Also, corroborating the story, Mr. Ubani Dannie, the Youth leader of Ukwa la Ngwa Cultural Group, in a Facebook post revealed that the incident took place in his constituency.
“In my constituency of Isiala Ngwa South, an angry mob went berserk yesterday destroying a morgue”, Ubani wrote on Facebook.
According to him, “the morgue, Prince ‘O’ Mortuary located in Ndiolumbe Abia, incurred the wrath of the irate youths for allegedly indulging in the sacrilege of harvesting organs of the dead. Consequently, the youths burnt ambulances.”
Meanwhile, the Police in Abia is yet to comment on the incident, as calls and messages sent at the time of this report remain unanswered.
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