There was panic today (Monday ) at the mortuary of Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos, when the corpse of a man being prepared for burial suddenly grabbed his living brother’ s hand.
The incident happened as the deceased , identified as Choji Zeng , was being dressed up by his brother, in preparation for burial .
Family members who had participated in the washing of the corpse ran out in panic as they saw the dead Choji Zeng holding tight to his younger brother, Mr . Gyang Zeng .
The pandemonium attracted mortuary attendants , who came in to separate the two brothers.
The two brothers had lived together at Ungwan Juma ’ a abattoir in Jos metropolis . Choji Zeng , 35 years old , died after a brief illness, relations said . He was said to have suffered from a liver disease .
Gyang Zeng confirmed the unusual incident to the News Agency of Nigeria . He said that after bathing his brother, he was dressing him in white cloth when his corpse grabbed his hands .
He said he had to call the mortuary attendants for help. The mortuary attendants forced the dead hands off him .
Relations and neighbours who witnessed the incident also confirmed it to The News Agency of Nigeria .
Gyang also revealed to NAN that when the deceased held his hands , he asked him , “ Choji, why did you hold my hand? Do you want me to join you , or what?”
One of the mortuary attendants said it was not the first time such a thing would be happening in the mortuary .
Mr . Benjamin Oche, a neighbour of the two brothers who also witnessed the incident , told NAN that before Choji’ s death, both brothers had a misunderstanding .
He said both of them had quarreled over the land they inherited from their parents .
No foul play is being suspected in Choji Zeng ’ s death , however .
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