Some Igbos Bury Their Dead Outside Igbo Land, Which Is Contrary To The Hallmark Of The Land—Nwakeaku

During an interview with Arise , Professor Charles Nwakeaku, Secretary, Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, stated that some Igbos Bury their dead outside Igbo land, which is contrary to the hallmark of the land due to the issue of insecurity in the Southeast. He stated that the dead in the land are only supposed to be buried in the land and not in a strange land.

He stated that the average Igbo man always looks for a way to go home to meet his family and friends, but the case has changed. He added that the Igbo leaders must come up with a solution to the issue, pointing out that the land has already been conquered.

According to him, “We look for government nowhere; the youths are agitating; there is so much agitation because of the age-long exclusion of the people of the Southeast in governance and the age-long deprivation of amenities in the Southeast. You go to Southeast; you can’t identify any federal government presence, and you see police almost every kilometre; sometimes, every half kilometre, you see police. Well, our place is like a conquered territory, a police state. As a result of insecurity. It wasn’t like that before. An average Igbo man usually looks forward to going home; it doesn’t matter where he is, but the reverse seems to be the case now, to the extent that some Igbos Bury their dead outside Igbo land. One hallmark of Igbo land is that whenever an Igbo man or woman dies, the corpse should go home, but that is no longer the situation.”

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