By Bayero Ade
The Kwara State government has announced plans to carry out a mass burial for unclaimed corpses currently overcrowding the mortuary at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin.
The hospital, located near the main roundabout along Sawmill and New Market in Taiwo, has exceeded its capacity, with bodies left unclaimed for years. In response, the hospital management has given a two-week deadline for families to claim their loved ones before proceeding with the mass burial.
Yakub Aliagan, Head of Corporate Affairs for the hospital, released a statement urging members of the public to retrieve the bodies of their relatives. “The mortuary is filled beyond capacity with no available space due to unclaimed bodies. We implore the public to come and retrieve the remains of their relatives and loved ones within the next two weeks. After this period, the management will begin decongestion through mass burial,” he stated.
Reports suggest that some of the corpses have been in the morgue for over a decade. Many were deposited following incidents such as robbery, accidents, and other emergencies.
The government’s decision to decongest the mortuary is aimed at resolving the space constraints and ensuring the hospital can accommodate new cases. Families are encouraged to act swiftly to claim the remains of their loved ones.
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