A 76-year-old woman, Olabisi Olowoopejo, has appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court for allegedly exhuming her late husband's body from where it was buried. Olowoopejo, who resides in Oshodi area of Lagos State, is facing a three-count-charge of breach of peace, forgery and conspiracy.
One of the defendant's sons, Bashiru Olowoopejo, reported the case to the police after the defendant exhumed the body. It was gathered that the defendant allegedly forged Oshodi/Isolo Local Government exhumation of body permit and unlawfully carried out the act. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge .
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