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China threatens to cremate body of a deceased Nigerian after six year in custody
By Chinaka Okeke
The Chinese Authority has threatened to cremate the body of a deceased Nigerian who has been in their custody since 2017.
The deceased , Mr, Omokaro Lolo, with standard Passport number A027-4437H hailed from Esan South Local Government, Edo state.
Mr, Lolo was born on 17, April, 1977 in Udo village, Esan South Local Government, Edo state.
Though the Nigerian consulate office in Shanghai , China said the cause of the death was not known yet.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Consulate in Shanghai said efforts are underway to trace the family of the deceased in Nigeria.
In a release from the Nigerian Consulate in Shanghai , with caption “BRIEF ON THE DEATH OF MR, OMOKARO LQLO, NIGERIAN WHO DIED IN SHANGHAI ON OCTOBER, 2017” narrating said ,”the Consulate received a note from Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau dated 3CT October, 2017 informing the death of Mr, Omokaro Lolo, with standard Passport number A027-4437H. Mr, Lolo was born on 17, April, 1977 in Udo village, Esan South Local Government, Edo state.
” Even though, the cause of death was not mentioned in the note, the Consulate on 18th December 2020 requested the bureau for a little time to be able to reach out to the deceased family and make proper arrangement for either deporting the corpse back to Nigerian or cremating it In China.
“Similarly, on the 11th of December, 2020, the Bureau wrote to the Consulate requesting for consent to process and cremate the tody at Minhang funeral House after being in custody for 3 years and in accordance with law, the ashes would be kept for one more year since the family had never contacted, Furthermore, on the 26th of February, 2021, another note was sent by the Bureau, issuing deadline for family’s refusal to contact in respect of the corpse. The Bureau appealed to the Consulate to reach out to the family and revert within 30 days otherwise the Bureau would commence the process of cremating the body and keep the ashes for another one year.
“In response to the note on 3rd March, 2021, the Consulate informed that due to the upsurge of the Covid-19 in Nigeria, it was unable to contact the family, therefore, requested for more time within which the family of the deceased could be contacted for final decision as regards to the corpse.”
“The effort by the Consulate to trace the family Is still on-going,” the release said.
” Members of the deceased family should contact this telephone no. +8615102193100,” it added.
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CSO Salutes Trump
A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.
Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.
“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.
“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.
The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.
He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.
According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.
Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.
Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening
About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.
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