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| The New Anambra State Burial Law by docdes(op): 7:49am On Mar 18, 2025 |
This is the aftermath of the killings during burial last week in Awka. Wherever you are and you are an Anambrarian, take note of these rules and regulations to avoid paying huge fines: 1. All burial/funeral ceremonies of indigenous deceased persons must be registered with the town union of the deceased persons. Registration fee is NGN1,500 2. No person must erect any billboard, banner or posters of any kind of deceased persons in the State. 100k fine or 6 months jail term or both for violation. 3. Persons are allowed to erect only directional posts (such as the ones leading to the venue). Must not be erected before seven days to the burial date and must be removed not later than seven days after the burial date. 100k fine or 6 months jail term or both for violation. 4. Corpse must not be deposited in the mortuary or any other place beyond 2 months from the date of death. 100k fine or 6 months jail term or both for violation. 5. No blocking of road/street because of burial except with the approval of the appropriate local govt authority. 6. No public display of casket for purposes of fabrication and sale. 50k fine or 1 month jail term or both for violation. 7. Deceased family must clear outstanding levies owed to the community or religious body before the funeral ceremony. 8. There must be no Wake of any kind for any deceased person in the State. All vigil Mass, service of songs or religious activity for the deceased person prior to the burial must end by 9:00pm. There must be no food, drink, life band or cultural entertainers during and after vigil Mass, service of songs or religious activity for the deceased person. 9. All burial/funeral ceremonies for any deceased person in the State must be for one day. 10. All burial Mass/services must start not later than 9:00 am and must not last more than 2 hours. 11. No preserved corpse must be exposed for more than 30 minutes from the time of exposition . It could be kept in a room under lock and key. 12. All condolence visits after any burial/funeral ceremony must not exceed one day. 13. During a condolence visit, no person must give to the deceased person's family, as a condolence gift, any item exceeding money, one jar of palm wine, one carton of beer and one crate of soft drink. 14. No deceased person's family must give out any souvenir during burial/funeral ceremony. 15. For Ibuna Ozu Nwa Ada, there must be no demand of more than 10k by the maiden family of the deceased woman. 16. Undertakers at any burial ceremony must not exceed 6 in number. There must be no dancing with the casket by the undertakers. 17. Wearing of special uniform/aso ebi is restricted to: (1) immediate family of the deceased person, (2) church groups, and (3) umunna, umu ada and iyom di, where applicable. 18. Provision of food/drinks is not compulsory. It is at the discretion of the bereaved family. 19. No burial on any local market day of the town. 20. Umuada of the deceased person's family must stay only on the day of the Wake and the burial/funeral. 21. No more custom of Ndi Youth demonstrating with the picture of the deceased person within the town. 22. No destruction of cash crops, economic plants, household utensils/ properties by Ndi Youth, condolence visitors, masquerade or any other person. 23. No use of any type of guns except Nkponana. 24. No brochure of the deceased person except for Order of Mass/service. 25. All condolence registers during any burial/funeral ceremony must be kept at a convenient corner on the premises. 26. There shall be no second funeral rites after burial except in the case of legacy. 27. The Commissioner for Lands is required to create a State burial ground in every community. Rejected corpses and unidentified corpses will be buried there. A "rejected corpse" is a corpse deposited in a mortuary for more than two months. Every mortuary attendant is bound to report to the Ministry of Health any corpse that has stayed beyond one (1) month from the date it was deposited. Failure to notify the Govt is an offence. 28. . There will be Monitoring and Implementation Committees. Members will be paid such remuneration as may be determined by the town union of the town. The Town Monitoring Committee is responsible for (1) registering all deaths in the town, (2) giving clearance for every burial/funeral ceremony in the town, and (3) submitting records of the implementation of the Law to the Department of Town Union and Chieftaincy Matters in the State. The Implementation Committee must be present at any burial ceremony to observe the implementation of the Law. Obstruction of the Committee is an offence and attracts a fine of 50k. 29. Contravention of the provisions of the Law is an offence punishable by 100k fine or six months jail term. 30. Magistrate Court has jurisdiction to try offences under the Law. Nlfpmod |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by Righthussle: 8:08am On Mar 18, 2025 |
This was exactly how USA was developed. This law will bring foreign investors that will create jobs for the youths of Anambra state |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by docdes(op): 8:12am On Mar 18, 2025*. Modified: 8:56am On Mar 18, 2025 |
Righthussle:Yeah, you seem to share the viewpoints of Punch Editorial which commends the state for being outstanding as seen on Nairaland homepage https://www.nairaland.com/8372139/youths-native-doctors |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by Stolen: 8:20am On Mar 18, 2025 |
docdes:WHO IS WRITING ALL THIS? THAT PERSON IS VERY MAD, WHO TOLD U THAT GOVERNORSHIP OF 4 YEARS GIVES U RIGHT TO INTRUDE OR CHANGE AGE OLD CULTURE. TAAAA GBAFUOOOO... |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by Stolen: 8:21am On Mar 18, 2025 |
ARE U THE PERSON PAYING FOR THE BURIAL? OR U WANT TO ADD YOUR OWN CHARGE? DONT ADD YOUR OWN STRESS TO AN OTHERWISE STRESSFUL PERIOD FOR OUR PEOPLE. |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by LagosOrigin: 8:28am On Mar 18, 2025 |
Rubbish Nonsense Tinubu supporters wrote this nonsense. |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by GeneralPula: 8:33am On Mar 18, 2025 |
Righthussle:How’s this law going to bring in foreign investors that will create job? |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by workchopNG: 8:40am On Mar 18, 2025 |
GeneralPula:Understand the sarcasm |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by Kennyswag: 8:47am On Mar 18, 2025 |
Lol useless state filled with Useless tribe ![]() |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by docdes(op): 8:53am On Mar 18, 2025 |
Kennyswag:Hate kills. As you're saying this, the state you're talking about is receiving loads of accolades from Punch Editorial and reasonable Nairalanders for being outstanding. Go and see it on Nairaland homepage https://www.nairaland.com/8372139/youths-native-doctors |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by Kennyswag: 9:00am On Mar 18, 2025 |
docdes:ode |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by plumcomm: 9:51am On Mar 18, 2025 |
Im sure most of these laws were made after the burial of obi cubana’s mother…I was expecting the law that says you have to sleep with the corpse of a woman and marry any woman that dies in another man’s custody. |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by heniford2: 10:26am On Mar 18, 2025 |
I told you guys soludo has no plans in fixing NDI Anambra state just imagine |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by nabiz(m): 10:52am On Mar 18, 2025 |
this must be extended to all igbo land |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by Factcheck0001: 11:29am On Mar 18, 2025 |
Righthussle:but if any governor of any Yoruba state says this then wahala go happen right? |
| Re: The New Anambra State Burial Law by esosuo: 12:23pm On Mar 18, 2025 |
Do marriage law too and make the amount to be paid as bride price known make all the okpekes dem comot market for new breeds . Soludo no go let village people wen dey use burial money chop swear for you oh |
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