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Whenever someone dies in Nigeria everyone leaves the corpse outside, often uncovered and will either gather, take pictures or act like it isn't there on rare cases. There as an attack by Fulani herdsmen in Benue and the bodies were covered. I realized how rare a sight it was to see the bodies covered.

What's that about? I've spent most of my life outside of Nigeria so when I see this custom or behavior it's very strange. Sometimes the body will be there for days. In other environs, the bodies are rushed to a mortuary or hospital. I wonder how many have been fighting for their life and are on the verge of dying only to have people surround and watch them die instead of getting them to a hospital.

OruExpress:
Whenever someone dies in Nigeria everyone leaves the corpse outside, often uncovered and will either gather, take pictures or act like it isn't there on rare cases. There as an attack by Fulani herdsmen in Benue and the bodies were covered. I realized how rare a sight it was to see the bodies covered.

What's that about? I've spent most of my life outside of Nigeria so when I see this custom or behavior it's very strange. Sometimes the body will be there for days. In other environs, the bodies are rushed to a mortuary or hospital. I wonder how many have been fighting for their life and are on the verge of dying only to have people surround and watch them die instead of getting them to a hospital.

for ur information they is nothing like Nigeria culture, if ur tribes leaves their deadbodies uncovered that does not mean my tribe does the same, Nigeria is not a tribe

Arda1000:
for ur information they is nothing like Nigeria culture, if ur tribes leaves their deadbodies uncovered that does not mean my tribe does the same, Nigeria is not a tribe

Very true, but the behavior is everywhere.