{UAH} CRACKDOWN ON EXPENSIVE FUNERALS IN NIGERIA.
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DO THE DEAD REALLY NEED A 'BEFITTING' FUNERAL?
This piece was inspired by a recent report that the Anambra State House of Assembly has outlawed 'expensive' burial in the State. According to the story, the State House of Assembly passed a bill entitled, 'Law to Control Burial/Funeral Ceremonial Activities', in which it outlawed the holding of a funeral for more than a day in the State. In Anambra State, and much of Igboland, funerals can last for three days or even longer, with relatives of the deceased expected to entertain/feed visitors throughout the period. The bill also made it illegal for people to deposit any corpse in a mortuary or any place beyond two months from the date of death (some can leave the dead in mortuary for up to a year to be able to prepare a 'befitting' burial). The bill equally prohibited the destruction of property, firing of gunshots, praise singing by minstrels and blocking of roads and streets during burial ceremonies. Other provisions of the bill include prohibition of relatives of the deceased from being subjected to a mourning period of more than one week (it could last anywhere from 3 months to one year in some places) and that the family of the deceased "shall provide food for their kindred, relatives and other sympathizers [only] at their own discretion". Read the rest of the article here - https://thewillnigeria.com/…/opinion-do-the-dead-really-ne…/
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