Man, 70, ‘Resurrects’ In Mortuary, 30 Hours After ‘Demise’

The ‘resurrection’ of 70-year-old Amos Otene after he was certified dead by medical practitioners and made to spend over 30 hours in a mortuary in Makurdi, Benue State capital has thrown up a

debate. Doctors, according to a report, at a private hospital in the town had, on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, certified  Otene dead at 4.30 a.m. and  wheeled him into the mortuary, awaiting instructions from members of the family for embalmingThe report stated that, but for the visit by the son of the
‘deceased’ to confirm the news, the Otene family would have been preparing to inter the agriculturalist who retired from Benue State civil service three years ago.  The old man had toothache and was rushed to the private clinic, on Tuesday, August 25. A day later, he was certified dead and the doctors whose names were not mentioned in the report could have immediately ordered his embalming, but there was no family member to give the go-ahead. So they wheeled him to the morgue.30 hours thereafter, Eche Otene, the son of the ‘deceased’, who lives in Lafia, Nasarawa State, came visiting and the hospital was thrown into confusion   when the father raised his hand to acknowledge the presence of his son and followed that gesture by sitting up on the mortuary trolley.
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