The body of Mr. Simeon Obodo, a 35-year-old Nigerian
killed in Goa, India, on Oct. 31, arrived Nigeria on Saturday and has been
deposited in a mortuary in Port Harcourt.
A member of the family, Mr Ejike Esinkonye, confirmed the
arrival of the corpse in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.
The corpse arrived Port -Harcourt International
Airport at 7p.m on Saturday, via an Air France commercial flight He said.
Esinkonye said, about N6.5 million was spent to fly the
body to Nigeria, including funeral home and mortuary costs in India. He also
said the family and the community members felt abandoned by the Indian and
Nigerian government, claiming they had received no financial assistance till date.
“Our brother is survived by an aged mother, wife and
kids; who will take care of these responsibilities?’’ the family queried.
The family said the burial of their son, father, and
husband (Obodo) had tentatively been fixed for Dec. 28, in his community in Imo
State, Nigeria.
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