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Nigerian Man Erroneously Declared Dead By Doctor ‘Wakes Up’ At His Funeral Before Dying Hours Later

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2 years ago

May 5, 2022

A Nigerian man who was earlier declared dead after he slumped was noticed to be alive while his funeral preparations were ongoing.

He however died hours later.

Usen-Obong Ime Jacob, 27, slumped in his parents’ home on Sunday evening, May 1, and was taken to a private hospital in Abak, Akwa Ibom state.

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The doctor declared him dead that same evening and the family held a funeral for the man on Monday, May 2.

However, as mourners surrounded the coffin during the funeral with the deceased man inside the coffin, it allegedly “opened on its own” and mourners noticed the deceased breathing weakly.

A video taken at the funeral shows mourners expressing shock when they noticed Usen-Obong was still alive.

Usen-Obong was then taken to the Teaching Hospital in Uyo where the doctor checked him and said he only died “2 hours ago”.

A friend of the deceased who reached out to LIB blamed his death on the lack of professionalism of the doctor at the private hospital who declared him dead.

He said Usen-Obong was obviously in a coma and might have survived if he was placed on life support, rather than in a coffin where his situation was obviously made worse.

“We need justice for Usenobong… This matter can’t slide,” the friend of the deceased told LIB.

Credit: LIB