As the purported forceful exhumation of Late Donatus Ifeanyichukwu Amuchienwa continues to raise dust, a prominent personality from Mbaitoli LGA and the President General of Umueze Abazu Ogwa Autonomous Community, High Chief Everest Ezihe, has joined well-meaning sons and daughters of Imo State in condemning it, stating that it is an abomination with severe consequences for those behind it.
High Chief Everest Ezihe, who was a former Imo State Chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, said it is a taboo, an abomination, and an unpardonable sin against nature, the gods of the land, and the ancestors.
He expressed strong belief that those behind the action have defiled the land and should go for cleansing and appeasement of the gods.
His words: "The news has been trending. Honestly, I found out that they have desecrated the dead in the manner he was exhumed. Secondly, they have exposed the place to health hazards.
From reports, there was no health official who followed them to the exhumation ground.
They have exposed the place to a lot of health hazards due to no preventive medical action being taken before, during, and after the exhumation.
Again, the place has not been fumigated or vaccinated. The environment is prone to outbreak of disease, and even the children and those living in that environment are prone to sickness.
They exposed the corpse to the environment without any preventive and proper medical measures.
As part of Igbo culture, it is criminal; it is a bastardization of Igbo culture; it is absurd for a man of that caliber to have been exhumed in the manner they said he was exhumed.
Yes, they said there is a court order, but things should be done properly; due process should be followed without abuse of the dead.
The right people should be in company with the exhumation, with preventive medical measures to avoid outbreak of sickness and diseases.
If you have a court order, it does not permit you to violate the rights of the dead, norms, and values of the people, or jeopardize health conditions of the entire village.
Even when you have a court order, the right and spirit of the dead should be respected.
There is a ritual that is supposed to be done. In Igbo culture, the people want their dead to rest in perfect peace.
They have violated the right of the dead to rest in peace; now his spirit is hovering. What they did was a grievous offense against nature; they will never go free; nature will fight them at the right time, if not now, later." He concluded.