Nigeria: Abuja Hospital to Dispose 39 Unclaimed Corpses

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Nigeria: Abuja Hospital to Dispose 39 Unclaimed Corpses

[Daily Trust] The management of Asokoro District Hospital has announced that it would dispose 39 unclaimed corpses which have been in its custody between 2019 and 2021 if their relatives failed to show up within seven days.

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