Idris Ahmed, Lokoja.
Kogi state government has ordered for the burial of 65 unclaimed dead bodies that have been lying at the morgue of the Federal Medical Center, Lokoja.
This was revealed by the General manager, Kogi State Sanitation and Waste Management Board, KSSWMB, Mallam Abdulganiyu Ahunni in a statement he personally signed on Thursday.
The KSSWMB General Manager noted that, the action was in line with the public health law of 1963, and Kogi State sanitation board law.
Mallam Sanni stated that, the unclaimed corpses were suspected to be human kidnappers who were gunned down by law enforcement agencies at various points and date in Kogi state.
“The unclaimed corpses were evacuated from Federal Medical Center and buried sanitarily yesterday 10th July 2020 to prevent public health crisis” he added.
