Nigeria: China Hands Nation 21-Day Ultimatum Over 21 Corpses

24 November 2009

Abuja — The government of the Republic of China, following another diplomatic representation by the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, has extended the deadline when the remains of all foreigners still lying in the various mortuaries in that country must be claimed or they will be cremated according to Chinese laws. The new date is now December 15, 2009.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, all efforts by the Ministry and its Mission in Beijing, China, to contact the families and next-of-kin of the deceased have not been successful due to paucity of information on the deceased at the time of death.

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