Ruth Matete’s family is not impressed with the Nigerian Embassy’s move to hold back her husband’s body, barring them from sending Mr Apewajoye off in peace.
Even after autopsy tests were duly conducted on the deceased and results channeled out. The family is yet to understand what exactly the embassy stands to achieve by holding back his body.
Not just Ruth Matete’s family. The late Pastor’s family back in Nigeria also issued a statement asking the Nigerian embassy to release his body for due burial.
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Ruth Matete’s family
Speaking to Spice yesterday, family lawyer, Robert Odanga said the situation they have been put into by the embassy, is extremely difficult for them.
This is in light of the inflating hospital and morgue bills the family has to foot amidst the Coronavirus pandemic economic setbacks.
He wondered aloud:
Even after conducting the autopsy with four independent pathologists present, the embassy has curtailed our effort to remove John’s body for burial.
Apewajoye’s family
Further adding:
The family in Nigeria have even written to the (embassy) requesting the body to be released, but they have refused to release it.
In letters addressed by the late Apewajoye’s family in Nigeria, they approved postmortem results that the deceased’s death was quite an accident.
Additionally giving Ruth Matete the go-ahead to send off her husband in peace.
With regards to the death of our son, John Apewajoye, we request that the corpse should be buried by his Kenyan wife without further delay for his soul to be at peace.
All autopsy results duly accepted.
Even with approval from the deceased’s family and autopsy results out more than a week ago, Lawyer Odanga questioned Nigerian embassy’s motive.
There’s nothing practical you can do with a body after an autopsy other than burying it. The family is incurring unnecessary expenses.
It is reported that Ruth Matete’s family has resorted to fundraisers to cater for the ballooning bills.
Previously
This is following last week’s directive where the gospel singer was barred from sending off her husband after investigations were left open for any interested parties.
According to the police, investigations into the death of Ruth Matete’s husband were still ongoing.
Therefore no burial would proceed without concluding on the death probe.