Fight for the body of the Nigerian man intensifies | General news



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The controversy over the death of oil magnate and Nigerian businessman Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs in Ghana continues to generate many interests.

The children of the deceased are fighting fiercely with their mother-in-law, Seinye Lulu-Briggs, about the body of the deceased chief, who was transferred to Accra's 37th military hospital for autopsy.

In an exclusive interview with DAILY GUIDE this weekend, chef Dumo O.B. Lulu-Briggs, Senibo O.B. Lulu-Briggs and Sofiri O.B. Lulu-Briggs (the oldest children of the deceased) recounted in turn what they called "the strange circumstance" in which their father died.

According to reports, the chief died on board a Nigerian charter flight to Ghana, but the children claim that their father died in Nigeria in December 2018 and was literally "smuggled" to Accra by their father. mother-in-law alongside the Ghanaian authorities.

Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, head of the Lulu-Briggs Abonema family in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and the head of mourning, speaking on behalf of his two brothers, said the family had seen their father the day before his trip to Accra and was not told that their mother-in-law had planned to bring their sick father to Ghana for a supposed holiday.

They claimed to have subsequently discovered that their father, despite his illness, had been locked up on a plane with other people for more than five hours at the Port Harcourt International Airport, under the pretext of being in danger. wait for a landing permit in Accra.

"We have information that there was indeed a landing permit duly issued with an estimated time of arrival at 1:00 pm, Ghana time, December 27, 2018," he said.

The children are worried that their mother – in – law went to Accra with their deceased father without "medical authorization" and claimed that she had not reported the incident. case to the Ghana Immigration Service, the Ghana Airport Authority or the police for a coroner 's investigation to be conducted as required. by the laws of Ghana, considering that her husband died outside a medical center.

He added that the mother-in-law should be investigated to determine how she was able to obtain a medical certificate of death allowing her to transport her body to Transitions Funeral Home, in Haatso, in Accra.

Police intervention

He added that the problems related to the death of their father had led them to inform the Nigerian police personnel working on this case.

The Nigerian police, through Interpol, then traveled to Ghana to seek help from the Ghanaian police and the IDC to investigate the death of their father.

Since then, numerous court injunctions have been launched between the factions (children and stepmother) in the case, each trying to claim ownership of the deceased chief.

There also seems to be some confusion in how the autopsy should be done.

The police authorities of the funeral home of Haatso, as well as the children and the mother-in-law, met to find an amicable solution.

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