The Anambra State Police has reacted to the confusion surrounding the burial of the victims of the Anam boat mishap by the riverside.
According to the police, three
of the deceased were buried by the riverside but actor Junior Pope and one
other are still in the morgue.
The police added that one of
those buried by the riverside has been exhumed and taken back to her state for
burial.
Anambra State Police Command
Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement: "The
Command on an inquiry about the unconfirmed information that the recovered
bodies including Junior Pope were buried by the Riverside where the boat accident
happened, discovered that three of the deceased Families accepted the victim
should be buried beside the river.
"But later, the family of
one of the victims decided to exhume the body to be given a proper burial in
her State while the other two were still buried there.
"Also, Junior Pope and one
other are still in the morgue and await the deceased family's funeral arrangements,
Please let's be guided.
"Meanwhile, the producer
of the movie and the two boat drivers' Statements have been obtained, and other
necessary actions/moves already emplaced by the Operatives as directed by the
Commissioner of Police to determine the criminal liability of any person, if
any, in the mishap."
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