Nwobodo's Other Sons Move Elder Brother's Corpse To Unknown Location, Disrupt Burial

It was a show of shame yesterday, which left not a few people shocked
at the burial of the late Dr Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo, the first son of
former civilian governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Ifeanyichukwu
Nwobodo, scheduled to hold yesterday in Enugu State, as the deceased's
corpse was nowhere to be found.

The younger Nwobodo died on November 16 of cancer.

Leadership Weekend reports that two younger brothers of the deceased
(Chukwudi and Uso) kept the corpse away from the reach of anybody when
it became apparent that their father was adamant on interring the
remains of his first son within the compound of a new bungalow he
built in his honour.

It was also gathered that Chukwudi and Uso, Jim's surviving two sons
from Mukosolu, his first wife, argued that if their elder brother was
buried outside their father's expansive house at Amaechi Awkunanaw,
they could be denied the right to inherit the family house.

After waiting and following unsuccessful attempts to broker peace
between the former governor and his two sons, several dignitaries
including the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, Senator Gil
Nnaji, Dr Nnia Nwodo and former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter
Obi, left the venue of the burial disappointed.

It was gathered that before yesterday's embarrassing incident,
concerned elders of Amaechi Awkunanaw community had pleaded with the
Nwobodos to resolve their differences amicably to no avail.

When Chief Nwobodo reportedly concluded plans to bury his late son
outside the family compound to the disapproval of his two other sons,
they secretly drove to the mortuary and removed the corpse of their
late elder brother to an unknown place.
--infonaija