A Law has been passed by the Anambra Government prohibitng any form of showing of coffins publicly and storing bodies in mortuaries for more than 2 months.
This was contained in the law passed by the state House of Assembly on Thursday to control burial and funeral activities in the state.
By this law, all mortuary attendants are to report to the Ministry of Health on any corpse that has stayed beyond one month from the date it was deposited.
Any person who contravenes the order will be fined N100,000 or 6 months imprisonment or both.
It further stipulated that all burial and funeral ceremonies of indigenous deceased persons in the state shall be registered with the town union of the deceased.
The new law also warned against blocking roads and streets during burial ceremonies except with the permission from the appropriate Local Government Authority..
Speaking about the update, Governor Soludo said, “Anambra Burial Law is a very progressive law to remove the burden and pressure on the poor as well as liberate women from oppressive practices during burials.
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