The Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH) has announced plans for a mass burial of unclaimed corpses, citing overcrowding and neglect by families.
According to hospital management, the mortuary has reached full capacity, leaving no available space for new bodies. Many families, after making an initial deposit, have failed to return for the renewal of fees or to retrieve the remains of their loved ones.
A hospital staff member, speaking anonymously, described the situation as deeply troubling. “Our people have abandoned their relatives’ corpses here and haven’t looked back. It’s now a major problem for us,” the staff member said.
In response, KWASUTH has issued a two-week ultimatum for families to claim the unclaimed corpses. Failure to comply will result in the hospital proceeding with a mass burial to decongest the facility.
Confirming the development, the Head of the Corporate Affairs Unit, Yakub Kamaldeen Aliagan, said in a statement titled “Decongestion of the Mortuary at KWASUTH” that the hospital has been overwhelmed by the influx of unclaimed bodies.
“The mortuary is filled up beyond capacity with no available space due to unclaimed bodies. The management, therefore, implores the general public to retrieve the bodies of their relatives and loved ones within the next two weeks. After this period, the management will have no option but to carry out a mass burial,” Aliagan stated.
This marks a critical step for the hospital, which has struggled to maintain operations under the burden of abandoned corpses, a trend that has become both an operational and ethical concern. The announcement serves as a final appeal to families to take responsibility for their deceased relatives.
Post a Comment