COVID-19: Umahi Orders Arrest Of Organisers, Policemen At Burial Ceremonies In Ebonyi
By Joyce Aroh, Abakaliki
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has directed the State Commissioner of Police, CP Awoshola Awotunde to arrest those that organised two separate burial ceremonies that took place in Ezza South and Ikwo Local Government areas of Ebonyi State as well as to all the policemen that supervised and provided security at the burial ceremonies.
He frowned at the development and stressed that it was wrong for citizens of the state to violate government directives on the ban on burial ceremonies, among others.
He further directed the Vice-Chancellor of Alex Ekuweme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo Ebonyi State to stop releasing corpses for burial in the State so as to ensure the safety of citizens of the State.
“Commissioner of Police make sure that the policemen that supervised the burial are arrested and detained.
“Chairmen of Ezza South and Ikwo, I don’t understand how burial ceremonies will take place in your LGA and you people are not aware. This thing should stop. We should safeguard the lives of our citizens.”
