There was panic today at the mortuary
of Plateau Specialist Hospital when the hand of the corpse of a man being
prepared for burial suddenly grabbed his
living brother’s hand.
The incident happened as the
deceased, identified as Choji Zeng, was being dressed up by his brother, in
preparation for burial.
Family members, who had
participated in the washing of the corpse,
ran out in panic as they saw the dead Choji Zeng, holding tight to his
younger brother Mr. Gyang Zeng.
The pandemonium attracted
mortuary attendants, who came in to separate the two brothers.
The two brothers had lived
together at Ungwan Juma’a Abattoir in
Jos metropolis. Zeng, 35 years
old died after a brief illness, relations said. He was said to have suffered
from a liver disease.
Gyang Zeng confirmed the unusual
incident to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said
after bathing his brother, he was dressing him with white cloth, when
his corpse grabbed his hands.
He said he had to call the mortuary attendant for help. The
mortuary attendant forced the dead hands off him.
Relations and neighbours who witnessed the incident, also confirmed it
to The News Agency of Nigeria.
Gyang also revealed to NAN that
when the deceased held his hands, he
asked him; “Choji why did you hold my hand, you want me to join you or what”.
One of the mortuary
attendants said that it was not the first time such a thing will happen in the mortuary.
Mr. Benjamin Oche, a neighbour of
the two brothers who also witnessed the incident told NAN that before the
demise of the deceased, both brothers had a misunderstanding.
He said both of them had
quarrelled over the land they inherited from their parents.
But no foul play was being
suspected in Choji Zeng’s death
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