AMANSEA TRAGEDY: More bodies to be exhumed for autopsy

CORPSES recovered from the  Ezu River, Amansea, in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, which had since been buried, will be exhumed for autopsy,  the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Lawrence Ikeakor, has said.

Nigerian Tribune reported that four other decomposing bodies were found floating on Thursday, bringing the total number of bodies found to 44, since the natives of Amensea made the first discovery last week Saturday.

Addressing newsmen on Monday at the Ezu River Bridge, Amansea, Dr Ikeakor disclosed that the autopsy  would  begin on Monday.

“The autopsy will help to arrive at a comprehensive report,” he said, as he recalled that the first autopsy was carried out on three corpses on Thursday, even as he urged for patience from the public.

He appealed to members of the public to stop speculating what caused their death, adding that he  was optimistic that the truth will be known.

Also speaking, the state Commissioner for Local Government, Mrs Azuka Enemo, explained that the state government considered the incident as very worrisome and barbaric, adding that since the discoveries, the government had been trying to find out what caused the incident.

She, however, said some measures had been taken to address problems of Amansea community, by constantly supplying water to the residents, regretting that their major source of water for domestic use had been polluted by decomposing bodies.

Meanwhile, a front-line politician and philanthropist, Dr Obinna Uzoh, has  donated 15,000 bags of satchet water, 500 cartons of bottled water and an undisclosed amount of cash for purchase of water treatment chemicals  to Amansea community to ameliorate their problems.
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