There have been reactions as a popular food seller was buried in a mortar-shaped coffin in Ghana.
The remains of the food seller, whose name could not be ascertained at press time were paraded by some youths to the burial ground.
According to a popular video shared on social media, the deceased was carried by the community youths in a big coffin made in the shape of a mortar popular used in pounding fufu and other things used for cooking food.
The gesture has generated lots of reactions from social media users.
See comments below…
“The dead man will be feeling heat inside that thing ooo.” – Miriam Oshobugie
“I like their system of celebrating their deaths. you go with what you lived with.. anything she did good by cooking well go with her and anything she did bad with her cooking will go with her.. I love the system how will they bury their farmer…” – Okechukwu Farms
“Anything can happen in Ghana.” – Obongemem Godwin
“Ghana people values burials more than marriage ceremonies.” – Xtopher Bankz
“The only thing wey ghana sabi do na only funny coffin to buried their love ones if the corpse no stand or eat for their burial no be Ghana corpse.” – Osas Constance
“It’s common in the Volta region of Ghana; caskets are designed to bury the dead according to tools of their means of livelihood when alive.” – Emmanuel Ukah
“Only in Ghana that the dead are not allowed to rest in peace. How dem take lay the man now na.” – Zion JP
“Ghana always doing wonders,this is not the first time am seeing online where they buried the dead with the shape of coffin he or she does as the hand work.” – Kelvin Okey
“Shea na mortar Kee am.” – Anyawu Ogemdi
“This man will never rest in peace because of the coffin they use to buried him.” – Chizze Don
“Person way die for Ghana no day ever rest in peace no wonder juju many for their land.” Bernard Wisdom
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