There was drama in the early hours of Thursday in Tombo Mbatie, Buruku Benue State when a family rejected a casket brought by their son-in-law for the burial of their mother-in-law.
According to the report, the Sons of a deceased mother threw away a casket brought by the son-in-law because it is not beautiful and worth being used to cover their mother.
Newsflash Nigeria understands that in TIV tradition, 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.
One of the bloggers and a Facebook user, Bem Raphael Aondongu, who disclosed this on his page, said the incident happened on Thursday, March 30, 2023.
He wrote, “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.
“According to the family of the deceased, they said the casket isn’t beautiful, and too poor to bury a member of their family. You can see how they casket is turned upside down. What’s your take on this?”
