It was a case of death struck twice in Onunwankwo village, Umuhuali community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. A 29-year-old man, Ifeanyi Nwafor, who was digging the grave of an elderly woman, suddenly slumped an died.
Mr. Nonso Ekuma, who is a member of the Youth Assembly in the area, told newsmen that the deceased who is from Azuegu village, was deeply involved in all the burial activities of the deceased woman, Madam Alioke Mgbanya, before his mysterious death.
“At dawn, Ifeanyi Nwafor participated in the digging of the grave for the burial of the old woman, and that was where he met his death.
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“Nwafor had participated in the drinking episode of the wake keep till dawn, when they began to prepare the grave before the arrival of the Parish priest to bury the dead woman.
“When Nwafor got into the grave with a digger, he dug two times and on the third round could not bring down the digger, but slumped and died inside the grave" he said.
The deceased has however been buried at the Azuegu village Umuhuali.
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