The Anambra State Government has banned the public display of caskets for fabrication and sale in the state.
This was contained in the law passed by the state House of Assembly on Thursday, February 1, to control burial and funeral activities in the state.
Commending the state lawmakers for the law, the Governor Charles Soludo as said;
“Anambra Burial Law is a very progressive law to remove the burden and pressure on the poor as well as liberate women from oppressive practices during burials.
“We celebrate ‘befitting living’ and only a decent funeral.”
By this law, all mortuary attendants are to report to the Ministry of Health on any corpse that has stayed beyond one month from the date it was deposited. The law also warned that any person who contravenes the provisions will be fined N100,000 or six months imprisonment or both.
The law also provides that anyone found guilty of public display of caskets for fabrication and sale will pay a fine of N50,000, and could be liable to one month imprisonment or both.
It further stipulated that all burial and funeral ceremonies of indigenous deceased persons in the state shall be registered with the town union of the indigenous deceased person and that the registration fee for each burial and funeral ceremony shall be N1,500.
The state government also warned against the blocking of roads and streets during burial ceremonies.
It said that road blocking can only be done with the permission of the appropriate local government authority.
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