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A mild drama played out in Imo State as the first son of the family refused to allow the burial of a deceased man to proceed until his demands were met.

The man, who introduced himself as a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, stood his ground and insisted that according to Igbo tradition, he must be fully settled as the first son of the family before the burial could take place.

Speaking in Igbo language, he explained his reasons for the resistance, emphasizing that his rights as the first son were backed by culture and must be respected. He maintained that the burial would not go on until the family upheld the custom.

The incident has since drawn attention and reactions online, with many people debating whether some African customs and traditions, such as this, should be dropped or reformed in today’s society.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKOsWnWTPKs?si=MvTd_zHrZwm9wqwr

Summary:
In Imo State, a retired police officer halted a burial, demanding his rights as the family’s first son under Igbo tradition. The incident sparked online debate over whether such customs should be upheld or abandoned.

African customs and traditions, such as this, should be dropped or reformed in today’s society.

Make sure you hustle and become successful in life so as to not be entitled like a fool.

Give him the deceased, let him eat it now. This is what happens when your whole existence is about money, no empathy, no decency, just insatiable greed for money

Lmaoo ndi imo be calming down try eat ofe owerri to calm you dan

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKOsWnWTPKs?si=MvTd_zHrZwm9wqwr

Make una find out the root of this issue. As long as the issue occurred in the south east then there are always underlining unresolved issues

He is in order...

Culture and tradition is what it is and should be respected.

Just that in life people can take advantage of any circumstance or situation including wayward children.

Dude doesn't look like an ASP. Whatever the case he is only trying to take advantage of the situation.

If one raises wayward children he should expect wayward actions at his funeral!

Is he the one to be settled or is he not the one to settle others?

This story is not very clear

If it is their culture, then it should be followed.

If you’ve made money your culture, then love for it.

So what are his right?




Make them tell us make we know how to avoid this family

Please settle this man before the dead go open eye

Shameless, he should hide his face in shame that a grown asś man has not attained anything for himself except to fight for what another man toiled for,

Shame dey shame most Nigerian men

These people and their Nzogbu Nzogbu way of life

I tire for them

I was shocked when some Ibo gals told me point-blank they would do anything to convert their ethnicity.

"Biko, Femi, where I fit get correct SW tribal marks...na beg i dey beg you, chimo, jesus!"

Nawa o

Nothing Person no go see for online

Burial Kwa?

Hmmm. Story makes no sense. Do you mean the real son of the deceased or a relative

Na dem!!! Umunna ndi arumala!!!
Even the dead no fit rest in peace because of your right.
They'll frustrate every effort of poor people to bury their loved ones.
Na poverty dey cause all dis kind nonsense.

This is our culture, this is our traditional, leave us alone

That's all the lazy first sons do in that Imo state generally

Na family matter , I no dey chook mouth.

9 more characters needed for thunder to fire his blokos.

YourNextLevel:
That's all the lazy first sons do in that Imo state generally

Is he right about the tradition concerning his entitlement as the first son?

[quote author=Glimpsetv post=136545439][/quote]What is first son? What happened to first born? Smh

The First Child is the leader!

FreeStuffsNG:
What is first son? What happened to first born? Smh

The First Child is the leader!

Depends...

But most places and cultures it's first son!


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This one be correct agafu, he is asking of rights when he has bigger obligations in seeing to his father's burial.

That's why we have customary courts to addresses issues like this