A Nigerian man has sparked reactions online after criticising guests who were seen eating at the burial ceremony of late Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo.
The man, identified as Akachukwu God’swill Paul, took to Facebook to share his opinion on the behaviour of mourners at the funeral.
He revealed he was surprised to see people eating and drinking during the ceremony, describing it as unacceptable.
The man explained that he would never eat at a burial, no matter how hungry he is, insisting that he prefers to eat before or after the event.
He added that if he ever attends such events, he would either eat at home beforehand or wait until after the ceremony.
“I saw people who went to AleX Ekubo’S burial yesterday eating. There’s nothing worst as this.
The last thing I will ever do is go to a burial and eat. Never will I do that. How do I say I am mourning someone and still eat at the funeral.
I’m not saying I won’t eat that day. If I am hungry, I eat from my home before coming to the funeral, or after the funeral I go to my house and eat; but not eating and drinking in the funeral ground. This isn’t just the igbos, almost every tribe in Nigeria does this.
A burial, and you see people eating and drinking. Some carry plates from their houses to come and steäl foods, to take home.
Some are not really there cause they are mourning, but because they want to eat and drink.
All the burial, I have attended; no matter how hungry I am, I will never eat or drink there, if you bring a food, I will ask you to pass it to the next person, if you bring a drink, I will use my head to nod a NO to the person.
That’s how it’s supposed to be.Haba! I know you are not me and I am not you; but there’s no sense to this.
