Southeast: Simon Ekpa Disagrees With IPOB On Burial Arrangements

Simon Ekpa, a disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has countered the advice by the group regarding burials in the Southeast.

The body had said that dead bodies should henceforth be buried within three days.

Ekpa said IPOB’s charge of burying dead bodies in the Southeast within three days was an Islamic agenda.

IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, had warned people of the Southeast against keeping their dead in the mortuary, blaming the practice for the problems bedevilling the Southeast.

He called on religious leaders in the region to ensure that dead bodies were buried within three days, warning that IPOB might be forced to shut down mortuaries in the Southeast.

Condemning the warning, Ekpa said such does not represent the culture of the Southeast.

“Our attention has been drawn to a publication by some expelled criminals in IPOB urging Ndigbo to bury corpses within 3 days.

“Please, disregard such news. It doesn’t represent our culture.

"They are now out with their Islamic beliefs. The reason some of them went to Kuwait.

“They went to Kuwait and changed their names. One of the expelled criminals, his name in Kuwait is Muhammad Abbas while his Nigeria name is Chinasa Nworu.

"Our people will continue to give respect to the dead, it is part of our culture.”