UE: Police urge public to identify unclaimed bodies, as Regional Hospital plans mass burial
The action is necessary due to limited storage space and the extended duration for which the bodies have remained unclaimed.
The Upper East Regional Police Command has urged residents to visit the Upper East Regional Hospital morgue to identify and claim the bodies of deceased relatives before the facility proceeds with a scheduled mass burial.
According to the statement, the hospital intends to dispose of several unknown and unclaimed bodies currently being preserved at the morgue. The action is necessary due to limited storage space and the extended duration for which the bodies have remained unclaimed.
The police are appealing to the general public, particularly those who may have missing family members, to visit the hospital promptly for identification. Individuals are also advised to carry valid National Identification (ID) cards during such visits.
“This is a final call for members of the public to come forward and identify any of the dead bodies of their loved ones to avoid the unfortunate situation of a mass burial,” the statement signed by Chief Inspector Abdul Rahman Sumaila of the Public Affairs Unit of the Upper East Regional Police Command, read.
Below is the full statement:
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