A 65-year-old man, Mr. Clifford Osawaru, may have gotten the shock of his life when he got calls from family and friends asking if he was actually dead after posters announcing his death and funeral arrangements were pasted on some streets in Okunmwun community, Ovia North East local government area of Edo State.

Osawaru, an hotelier, who was visibly shocked, said he was surprised that people could announce his obituary while he was still hale and hearty.

The father of 13 said he had been at loggerheads with some members of the community after he went to court to restrain them from engaging in unlawful sale of land without the consent of elders‎.

He therefore urged the police to unmask the culprits behind the act.

He said, “I was made the patron of the community by the Odionwerie and the elders. But some youths abandoned their jobs and focused their minds on selling land with fake paper in our community without the consent of the elders and myself.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Stephen Onwochei, who confirmed the incident, described it as a “case of threat to life” and said investigation would commence on the matter.