Kaduna state Ministry of Health has evacuated no fewer than 60 unclaimed corpses for mass burial in Kaduna, an official says.
Commissioner of Health, Umma Ahmed, disclosed this on Friday during the evacuation of the corpses from Gwamna Awan General Hospital in Kakuri, Kaduna.
According to her, the evacuation becomes necessary following a complaint by management of the hospital due to air pollution in the area, .
Represented by Dr Kambai Habila, the Programme Manager, Emergency Services of the Ministry, Ahmed said the corpses had been deposited at the morgue for five years without families or relations coming to claim them.
“The Ministry, in its bid to ensure that the environment is safe for habitation, secured courts injunction to bury the unclaimed corpses,” he said.
The Medical Director of the Hospital, Mr. Gabriel Brown commended the Ministry for the quick response in evacuating the corpses as it would bring relief to hospital and community.
He said the corpses were costing government money for maintenance while occupying space and limiting services being rendered to the public.
On his part, the Department of Disease Control, Kaduna South local government area disclosed that unclaimed corpses were that of victims of accidents, armed robbers and kidnappers.
