• The family of one of the crew members, Precious Ofurum, who died in Junior Pope’s boat accident, is reluctant to carry the remains of their son
• TheTalk.NG broke the news that the mother of the late sound engineer for Adnama Luke’s jinx movie cried out to the government to help bring her son’s remains home
• After Precious’ parents received N11.2m from concerned Nigerians, the father of the deceased sought an alternative means to bury his son without retrieving his body from Anam River

The family of Precious Ofurum, one of the crew members who died in Junior Pope’s boat mishap, has allegedly declined to carry the remains of their son.

TheTalk.NG previously reported that the mother of the deceased, in a video shared by movie producer Stanley Ontop, called on Rivers state government to assist in rerouting her son’s body back.

Family of crew member ignores son’s corpse.
Credit: @stanley_ontop, @jnrpopeSource: Instagram

According to the elderly woman, her son’s landlady in Asaba complained about his spirits disturbing them.

In a new post by Stanley Ontop, who has actively followed this matter since the death of the renowned actor, revealed that the senior clergy of Mercy Lounge Pastor Jeremih gave the family N10 million, and he personally raised N1.2 million via online donation to assist.

While the parents of Precious Ofurum were meant to come to Anam River today, April 23, to carry his corpse, a family member called to say that they were likely not interested in taking their son’s body.

According to this family member, Precious’s father is a traditionalist. He went to a native man’s house to obtain a calabash, and the native man told him that he had invoked his son’s spirit inside. 

The native man also ordered them to bury the calabash in replacement of their son’s body.

Stanley further noted that the River state government has also shown concern towards supporting Precious’ family but that as it stands now, the young man’s body is the only corpse left in Anam River from the tragic marine accident.

Watch his video below:

Reactions trail Stanley Ontop’s reports

TheTalk.NG compiled the reactions below: 

portharcourtinpictures:

“Wooow! This is preposterous.”

quin_favy_:

“But the father said it’s forbidden even before the donations.”

salome_milky_chinchin_snack:

“I trust the pastor he will ask them to return the money since they don’t want to use it for the purpose.”

iam_just_nana:

“Omo so, the have forgotten there son just because of money?”

iam_ebimiere:

“See why people don’t help people anymore.”

blessedprinx_cosmetics:

“Poverty is a dis*ea*se. Imagine parents fighting over Money instead of fighting to bring their son’s body home.. God.”

annie.basil:

“Just imagine, thought the mother said she needed support to exhume the body of their son so he could be buried in his home town Rivers State..de don see money na , his spirit no dey disturb again , tufiakwa.”

Source: TheTalk.NG