A very good young woman whom her husband abandoned last year lost her 1 year old child this morning. They jovial baby was very healthy on Sunday, by Monday morning, the baby was suffering from diarrhea and vomiting. According to the mum, she was prescribed pediatric antibiotic Amoxicillin along with antimalarial (Lonart susp), paracetamol syrup and Rophegan. I was alarmed on why she gave her child Rophegan 5ml, normally this antiemetic drug is not recommended for children under 2 years of age. Unfortunately this early morning the child was gasping for breath while crying loudly and died few hours later.

The issue now is that she is from far away east. She doesn't want to travel home. I have a very large space in my compound, and want to bury the child there. I consulted my kins, they objected it that I should never allow such to happen that it's against our tradition. That a child should be buried in his father's home or public cemetery. This tenant have already made up her mind to Park out few months after her rent expires due to the scandals of separating from her husband. Should I go ahead and allow her or alternatively raise funds for her to travel to the east to bury the child there. Though she isn't forthcoming with my alternative.

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I am of Rivers state, Ikwerre to be precise, the lady from Umuahia

Update:
The mother of the lady came late in the afternoon from Abia state and pleaded I should allow them bury the baby in my compound. After considering some notable advice from here coupled with the warning from my kinsmen, I declined. The lady's mother contacted their branch pastor and they made arrangements to bury her in a place provided by their church. Later this evening the woman came back insulting my family that we are very wicked for not allowing their baby to be buried in my compound.
If not for the sympathy I had for the mother mourning her loss, I would have lost my cool.
This was the same woman responsible for the breakdown of her daughter's marriage. After marriage, she came to live with the new couple who parked into my apartment newly. Instigating her daughter against her husband. Using her daughter as a proxy to siphon off her husband's wealth, a Dubai-based businessman. Controlling the man forcefully, preventing him from socializing with others because of her insecurity complexes. The last straw that broke the marriage was when the lady and her mother teamed up to lock the husband indoors for 4 days and transferred all his money to the wife's account. That whenever he needs his own money, he should tell the wife. In short, the marriage broke down irreconcilably and the husband relocated to another state and never came back, he was neither interested in the child that was born 3 months after nor care to inquire about their wellbeing

Raise funds for her please... Burying that child in your compound might have consequences that may not favour you...

Please raise funds for her... she can do that in open cemetery

Don’t bury for your compound.. you sef .. you nor get reasoning?

Abi you Dey Nyash her?

...Umuahia is not far away east from ikwerre, ph.

Sorry about the loss of your neighbors/tenant's baby. No custom/tradition mandates the woman to go bury her late baby in her village.

She can make use of the public cemetery.

Don't try it.
You will give birth to that child if you do

Don't allow her bury the child in your house. The cemetery is a better option.

Felt pity

Raise fund for her, direct the lady to a close cemetery

This is painful

She couldn't take the child to the hospital to get her proper treatment and now she doesn't want to take her to a public cemetary or her father's home to bury her properly? She must be a very useless somebody with her nonchalantness. She has no business burying the child in your compound, so of course you shouldn't allow it.

Her family (parents, siblings, etc), the child's father or the father's family (his parents, siblings, etc), none of them can help her with taking the body to the appropriate burial site? Are they even aware that the child is deceased? If they come looking for the child, you would have some explaining to do on why you allowed her to bury the child in your compound. You don't bury someone in secret, so better ask her to involve these people now and then let them sort it out by taking the body to the appropriate burial location, but allowing her to bury the child in your compound should be a no-no. That she had the audacity to ask that and that you yourself are considering it is baffling.

Nigeria is in a mess, how can a child die in at home, with the parent self-medicating. What happen to the hospitals in the country?

In a normal country, this should lead to national self-reflection with an inquiry as to why the baby was not taken to the hospital.

I really feel sorry for the lady having to lose a baby under circumstances that are likely avoidable.

Hopefully, nigerians will one day realise their enemy is not the person of other tribe or religion but the politicians who are eating away their destiny and even their chidrens destiny.

We had a president who for 8 years got treatment in the UK, whilst doctors were often on strike and relocating enmass. Now the country has another one who gets treatment in france, while the population is left with subpar hospital facilities that are sarce and unaffordable for many

She can try cremation

Unfortunately this early morning the child was gasping for breath while crying loudly and died few hours later.

Why wasn't the child rushed to a hospital? At least to try to save the baby's life.
The poor baby died due to carelessness, and drug overdose. 😩😩

Customs I know allows burying in the Bush.
Tell her to go and burry the cchild in the bush.

If you must know, it is allowed and normal to burry any adult in the Bush if he or she does not have a child.

Don't be surprised later she or neighbours or even the husband will claim you and the lady murdered the child.

Burry the baby in the Bush and that's final.
It's what's obtainable in my place where I come from.
Haha na child you want transport go another state, OP I come dey reason your matter sha. Hope you are not having something to do with the woman or death of the child , this one you have anal the drugs as if you are a pharmacist

This is so sad . . .
Firstly, what was the mother thinking, for her to be so careless but at the same time, I don't want to blame her....

She's going through emotional issues.
But then again, excuses shouldn't be made for her.... Being responsible is a must at all cost

Please, raise funds for her ooo.

Ha

While I feel sympathetic on the plight of the mom but on you Op I would have expected a better reasoning from you, should that Child be buried on your compound that will be the beginning of your woes.

I'm not sure you built the house she occupy as tenant neither do I believe you bought the land with your own money because there is not way you will buy the land and have a reasoning for the mother to Bury her death in the compound

Bury that child



Nothing will happen




You peeps watch way too much Nollywood

What kind of reasoning is this ...OP...be careful

I don't want to believe that you're even considering something like that. Unless you're the biological father of that child, I don't see why you should even be concerned about the baby's place of burial.

Seun

You are considering to mine the skull after burial.

DSS1335:
A very good young woman whom her husband abandoned last year lost her 1 year old child this morning. They jovial baby was very healthy on Sunday, by Monday morning, the baby was suffering from diarrhea and vomiting. According to the mum, she was prescribed pediatric antibiotic Amoxicillin along with antimalarial (Lonart susp), paracetamol syrup and Rophegan. I was alarmed on why she gave her child Rophegan 5ml, normally this antiemetic drug is not recommended for children under 2 years of age. Unfortunately this early morning the child was gasping for breath while crying loudly and died few hours later.

The issue now is that she is from far away east. She doesn't want to travel home. I have a very large space in my compound, and want to bury the child there. I consulted my kins, they objected it that I should never allow such to happen that it's against our tradition. That a child should be buried in his father's home or public cemetery. This tenant have already made up her mind to Park out few months after her rent expires due to the scandals of separating from her husband. Should I go ahead and allow her or alternatively raise funds for her to travel to the east to bury the child there. Though she is isn't forthcoming with my alternative.

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I am of Rivers state, Ikwerre to be precise, the lady from Umuahia

This your Topic can't hold water because it requires immediate decision and decisive action.
It's highly unfortunate, but swiftly ask her to take her baby to wherever she would want to bury her.
The POLICE CASE that stuff will create in your community is still doing rehearsals.

If not that I don't know you, I would give you a dirty slap,why are u saying like that?
Land don finish for cemetery ? When the father comeback and claim ritual, what will you do? You should be smarter than this

Allow her bury the child in your compound. She's just a child for crying out loud. I lost a child years back and he was buried in the house of the doctor who certified him dead. This was about 13yrs ago.
Please allow her bury her child.

Let her go and report it at the police station first o, or you fo if you don't want trouble...

I'm not sure what implications may arise but the idea sounds so odd. I would suggest she uses the cemetery if she doesn't want to travel.

Really? How is it possible to allow a tenant bury a child at your house? Do you want to turn your house to cementary? If that your tenant wants to leave your house in future, will she exhume the corpse?

No,
Thats not done!

Na wa for some kind question for dis side o.....

No

No..even though i did not read the story....i cant read such

But from the topic..the answer is NO

No please.. let them get a space at a burial ground.
They are tenants, not your blood relatives. Don't ever allow such.