A Twitter user, Julia (@ijayy_), has narrated the experience of her family as they are trying to buried her late father who died on the 30th of August.

Julia who is from Oguta Local Government Area, Imo State in a series of tweets on her twitter account said her late father’s family members had been frustrating their effort to buried her dad.

She said his own brothers and kinsmen had hijacked his corpse.

According to her, because girls like me should not have opinions about things like this. Because why would someone with a vagina hold the mortuary tally. Because after my dad’s brothers abandoned his corpse and left it lying there in my living room I took him to the mortuary.

See her below…

Well it’s supposed to be my dad’s burial today.

But his own brothers and kinsmen just hijacked his corpse:

It’s literally the third grave that has been dug. Just to bury one man.

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written by Our Reporter October 24, 2020
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A Twitter user, Julia (@ijayy_), has narrated the experience of her family as they are trying to buried her late father who died on the 30th of August.

Julia who is from Oguta Local Government Area, Imo State in a series of tweets on her twitter account said her late father’s family members had been frustrating their effort to buried her dad.

She said his own brothers and kinsmen had hijacked his corpse.

According to her, because girls like me should not have opinions about things like this. Because why would someone with a vagina hold the mortuary tally. Because after my dad’s brothers abandoned his corpse and left it lying there in my living room I took him to the mortuary.

See her below…

Well it’s supposed to be my dad’s burial today.

But his own brothers and kinsmen just hijacked his corpse:

It’s literally the third grave that has been dug. Just to bury one man.

For two months I haven’t been able to talk about my dad’s death or grieve because I’ve been busy fighting or quarreling or going for village meetings because of little things that should not matter. Because girls like me should not have opinions about things like this.

Because why would someone with a vagina hold the mortuary tally.

Because after my dad’s brothers abandoned his corpse and left it lying there in my living room I took him to the mortuary.

Because his wife and children should not have a say when it comes to burial plans or where He is to be buried.

After my recent experiences, I almost wish I wasn’t a woman. Because now my mum, my siblings and my late dad are suffering because of it. Previously, people have asked me why I hate Igbo culture and people, this is why, people who constantly make you feel.

I don’t have words anymore..

Igbo tradition is sick.
Being from the same bloodline does not make you family.
And all you see in Igbo movies are true, in fact it’s worse actually.

I take solace in the fact that that’s not really my dad, just his earthly home/host.

Imagine refusing to bury my father on his own piece of land.

Because it’s a virgin land, against his wishes, against his wife & children’s wishes.

Imagine the effrontery! Telling people how to use their own property.

READ MORE: https://thebelltimesng.com/2020/10/24/igbo-tradition-is-sick-lady-narrates-family-ordeal-in-trying-to-bury-her-late-dad/

Young girl, it's our tradition, embrace it, stick to it and spare us the western lifestyle.

Do what your elders asked you to do, as regards your late Dad's burial. The tradition has been there for ages!

Accept my sincere condolence, dear.