Reactions as family rejects casket sent by son-in-law for burial of mother-in-law
According to a post on the Facebook page of Bem Raphael Aondongu, the family claimed that the casket wasn’t appealing enough to the eyes.
The wooden coffin is seen upside down in photos released after the family turned down the offer from their son-in-law. This incident reportedly occurred on March 30, 2023……………………..CONTINUE READING
Raphael wrote in a post;
“Sons of a deceased mother rejected and threw away a casket brought by son in-law from Wannue Tarkaa to Tombo Mbatie, Buruku BENUE state.
In the early hours of today, an undisclosed family rejected a casket brought by son in-law for the burial of mother in-law. As the TIV tradition demands, when a mother or a father dies, the first female child who is married is saddled with the responsibility to make provision for a casket for the burial of any of the deceased parents.
And for the maintenance of tradition, the first female child in conjunction with her husband who is a son in-law to the deceased mother, tried as he could to bring this casket in the pictures below but only to be rejected.
Social media reactions
Pretty Doo said:
“Mbatie msugh ne.
“Frankly speaking it’s humiliating, did the dead offend him in anyway?
“Even though life is already gone and casket doesn’t matter but mehn even if it’s me i won’t accept it.”
Queen Terlumun Doowuese Jennifer said:
“That one no be casket Ahbeg na coffin, when my mother inlaw died and my husband younger sister was asked to bring casket, those people where not having enough money to make a casket so my husband decided that they should bring what they can afford in time so that the family can add money to it and make a casket.”
Solomon Agabo said:
“Coffin, casket, gold or even bagco bag, last last na for ground them dey go put am…
“Termites will attack the wood in days, moisture will attack the metal within weeks, maggots will su*ck on the corpse within weeks too, and in the end, everything will become dust with a few years…
“Vanity of vanity, all is vanity…”
Mar Dan said:
“This same issue happens in my village for almost three times.
“To be honest this is not a caskets,if the inlaw can’t afford to bring a caskets,he shouldn’t have bother himself,I can’t buried my mom inside this trash pls, it’s an insult.”
