A private hospital in Delta State has seized six copses over N13.5 million mortuary debt.
The undisclosed hospital, which is located in Oleh, headquarters of Isoko Local Government, refused to release the deceased because of the accrued debt – since 2002.
Speaking on the matter, chairman of Irri Development Union,Goddey Igorigo, said the hospital management instituted a lawsuit against the community asking for the payment N13.5 million deby.
He said: “We
are supposed to have also buried all of them today but because we do
not have money, the management of the hospital took us to court to pay
the sum of N13.5 million and also demanded for the payment of N1 million
damages to them.
“The matter is in court
as we speak now but with the judgement so far passed, the court asked
the management of the hospital to reduce the bill. So we are begging the
local government, state and federal governments to come to the aid of
Irri to settle the bill so that we can bury the remaining bodies of the
victims of the crisis.”
He blamed the crisis
on power tussle and the divide and rule tactics of an oil company
operating in the area, Igorigo advised the people of the community to
keep away from anything that could lead to a recurrence of crisis in the
community.
Commercial activities were brought to a
halt at Irri in honour of the deceased as indigenes of the community
who were clad in black attires wept uncontrollably.
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