Onyeka Onwenu, a veteran Nollywood actress and singer, has explained how she wants her funeral to be handled when she passes away.

She claims she does not desire an expensive or high-profile burial, preferring instead to be buried quickly, discreetly, and privately, away from the public eye.

Onyeka Onwenu said that her late mother's final wish for an elaborate and expensive burial was realized. But, in her case she would prefer a quiet and simple funeral with prayers, followed by lunch or dinner.

She disclosed this in a note sent to PremiumTimes.

“I told a friend just days before the most outrageous burial of Innyom Ezinne Uche Iyiegbu in Oba, Anambra State in July that I had given my family instructions on how to bury me when my time comes. Do it quickly, quietly, and privately. Celebrate me with prayers, lunch, or dinner afterward. Share some jokes about me and laugh. Mourn, yes, but not excessively. Make merriment and then go about your business.

"If my friends want to celebrate me, they should do so while I am alive, so that I can..READ MORE

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