Seven of the family of nine who died
after burying their mother at Emekuku, Owerri North Local Government
Area of Imo State, were weekend buried in one long grave.
Speaking
during a requiem mass for the departed souls, the Catholic Archbishop
of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Dr. Anthony J.V. Obinna,
described the burial of seven people from the same family as not only
strange but also horrible.
The Catholic cleric said. “Though the
gathering is a sad one, it is out of love for the deceased persons and
for the relatives that we are here. We must remind ourselves of the
reality of death.”
He said the false rumour that trailed the death of the Emekuku Nine portrayed lack of faith and unnecessary fear of death.
“Christians
must be wise, as well as realize that some opportunistic persons in
society cash in on moments of temptation and tension to get what they
want.
“There are lots of 419 spiritual people, who use the
opportunity of poor faith to do business, thus creating problems in
families,” Obinna said.
He read out portions of the autopsy
report released by the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Joe Obi-Njoku,
which confirmed that the nine persons died from suffocation after
inhaling carbon monoxide from a generating set.
Meanwhile, the
state government has issued clear directives on the use of electric
generating sets, pointing out that to avoid a repeat of the ugly
incident, families should build generator houses away from living rooms
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