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Ndubuisi Kanu: Court orders Navy, Imo, Abia govts to conduct burial, changes interment date

An Ikeja High Court, on Monday, ordered the Nigerian Navy to convey the body of the late retired Rear iral Ndubuisi Kanu from Lagos to Imo and hand over to the state government prior to the burial.

The late Kanu, a former Military of Lagos and Imo states, died in Lagos on January 13 at the age of 77 as a result of COVID-19 complications.

Gladys, one of the two wives of the deceased, had dragged other of the Kanu family and the Nigerian Navy to court over how his funeral rites should be conducted.

The plaintiff had sought an order of the court to direct the respondents, their agents or privies, not to threaten her and to allow her properly prepare for the burial slated for October 15.

The respondents to the suit are Kelly Kanu, the Nigerian Navy, Simone Abiona (Nee Kanu), Andrey Joe- Ezigbo (nee Kanu), Paul Ndidiamaka Kanu and Karen Johnson (Nee Kanu).

Others are Jeffery Kanu, Laura Kanu, Stephen Kanu and Josephine Ndubuisi-Kanu (wife).

In a ruling, Justice Christopher Balogun said that to guarantee the safety of the corpse, the body should be transported to the South-East by the Nigerian Navy where it will be handed over to government officials.

He said the interment originally slated for October 16 will no longer take place on that day but on October 15.

This, according to Balogun, is due to security concerns emanating from the All Peoples Congress (APC) Convention that is scheduled to take place in the South-East.

“After listening to all the parties – the wives and the children who personally attended court today and hearing from the elders of Ovim Community, this court in the interest of all the parties and the security and safety of the corpse of late Rear iral Ndubuisi Kanu, hereby directs as follows:

“That the officials of the Nigerian Navy are to ensure a befitting burial for the late Rear iral Ndubuisi Kanu together with his wives and all his children to take place on 15th October, 2021.

“The Nigerian Navy is to ensure that the corpse of the late Rear iral is secured and protected prior to the burial and during the burial.

“The Nigerian Navy shall prepare the corpse in full regalia of a Rear iral and shall fly and carry his remains from the Military Mortuary in Ojo, Lagos on Wednesday, 13th October and proceed to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

“The remains shall be flown to the Sam Mbakwe International Airport, Owerri, Imo State, where the body will be identified by the ‘Ada’ of the family.

“It shall then proceed to the Government House to be received by the Imo State Governor and the wives and family of the late Rear iral and people of Imo State,” he said.

The judge ordered that the body will, thereafter, be taken for the lying-in-state at the Government House Chapel and, thereafter, must be kept “intact” at the Government House Hospital Morgue, Owerri, Imo for safety and in the custody of the Imo State Government.

Balogun said the body will then be moved to Abia for a full state burial.

“It is noted that the respective parties- the wives, the first son, the ‘Ada’ and all the other children shall be entitled to participate tly in the burial rites of their late husband and father.

“All traditional rites shall be performed accordingly. It is now also ordered that all the parties are bound to keep the peace,” he said.

The case was adjourned until November 15 for mention.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/ndubuisi-kanu-court-orders-nigerian-navy-imo-abia-govts-to-conduct-burial-changes-interment-date/amp/

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Hmmmm

Nawa o
Famer nor sabi sey nah tree wey hin plant, nah hin Dem go use furnish him coffin

Rest in Peace, Mahn

God punish who ban for this forum 4 7days





Y court come dey decide over the dead body


Rip baba

So e done reach where court go dey tell us when to Bury person?

Edi

Thunder fire that APC congress

Noted

One of the fearless military man the SE have ever produced-the one that stood up tall and proud against all the shenanigans of the those power mongers who think Nigeria only belongs to them alone.

I his days with NADECO during the June-12 struggle.You have come, saw and conquered. Je nke oma sir

At last, your body can now be committed to mother earth without any issues...

Continue to rest Peacefully Rear iral ND Kanu.

Ehya...

RIP sir, too many deaths this day.

Righteousness2 no dey everly comment on threads like this one....

Mtscheewwwww

They should better bury him in lagos South East now Is a no go area unknown gunmen will add more dead bodies to this one

I don't get it

The man wey Don die go just dey one side dey look as dem dey drag him burial

Does the Nigerian constitution cover all these?

In everything you do in life, avoid marrying more than one wife.

You can have as many concubines and girlfriends as you wish.
Stay legally married to just one wife, so that none of your children will curse you and piss or spit on your grave.

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Ndubuisi Kanu: Court orders Navy, Imo, Abia govts to conduct burial, changes interment date



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/ndubuisi-kanu-court-orders-nigerian-navy-imo-abia-govts-to-conduct-burial-changes-interment-date/amp/

Man die come leave plenty plenty wahala.

careytommy37:

So e done reach where court go dey tell us when to Bury person?

Naso we see am. Next na court go tell us when, where and how to poopoo

Hmmm.... greedy family people everywhere, they jst wanna suck your blood with demands while u live ad even in death wont be able to controls their greed tufia

May his soul rest in hell

Which kind bears you carry from small till u old so? Anyways rest well

Good. The only thing that the judicial system has done in a long time. A man of his status deserves a befitting burial.
For someone who rose to such height in the military his body shouldn't be a subject of litigation and abandoned corpse because of a court case.
This goes to show if our Judiciary is willing they can do the right thing not stealing election like in Imo State or awarding dubious judgements.
Igbo Kwenu....... Land of the rising sun. DSS I dey here come arrest me.

Marry one wife but our people no dey hear word see how his family dey disgrace him corps

Wahala