New Burial Law: Anambra govt bans extravagant funeral rites, lavish condolence gifts

The Anambra State Government has introduced a sweeping caller burial instrumentality banning giving of costly items specified arsenic cows, goats, and different lavish gifts during condolence visits. 

Observers picture the determination arsenic a large measurement toward curbing extravagant ceremonial practices that person agelong placed dense fiscal unit connected bereaved families.

Under the regulation, “No idiosyncratic shall springiness to the deceased person’s family, arsenic a condolence gift, immoderate point exceeding money, 1 jar of thenar wine, 1 carton of beer, and 1 crate of brushed drink.” 

The instrumentality efficaciously outlaws the communal signifier of presenting cows, goats, bags of rice, and different costly items astatine funerals and condolence visits. Offenders are liable to a good of ₦100,000, six months’ imprisonment, oregon both.

Beyond condolence gifts, the authorities contains far-reaching provisions aimed astatine reducing ostentatious burial ceremonies crossed the state. All burial ceremonies indispensable beryllium completed wrong 1 day, portion wake-keep ceremonies person been abolished entirely. 

Vigil Masses, services of songs, and related spiritual activities indispensable extremity by 9:00 p.m., and nary food, drinks, unrecorded bands,...