The body of Mr. Simeon Obodo, the 35-year-old Nigerian killed in Goa, India, on October 31, arrived Nigeria, Saturday and has been deposited in a mortuary in Port Harcourt.
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A representative of the family, Mr. Ejike Esinkonye, confirmed the arrival of the corpse in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, yesterday, in Abuja.
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He said the corpse arrived Port Harcourt International Airport at 7p.m., Saturday, via an Air France commercial flight.
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Esinkoye said that some family members travelled to India to accompany the corpse home.
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The family representative said that about N6.5 million was spent to fly the body to Nigeria, including funeral and mortuary costs in India.
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He said the family and the community members felt abandoned by the Indian and Nigerian governments, claiming they had received no financial assistance till date.
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Esinkoye was part of a delegation of the Ohaji Egbema community in Imo that met with the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Viola Onwuliri after Obodo was killed.
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He appealed to the Federal Government to impress on the Indian government to respond to the family's demands.
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"Our brother is survived by an aged mother, wife and Mchildren; who will take care of these responsibilities?" he queried.
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He said the burial of Obodo had tentatively been fixed for December 28, in his community in Imo.
All i can say is rest in perfect peace.