There was a mild drama as the parents of a young lady, identified as Rita, residing at Sandfill 2, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, stormed her abode with a casket after feigning death.
According to the information received from our source, Rita allegedly misled her parents (whose names are being withheld) into believing that she had passed away after battling a prolonged illness.
Consequently, her grief-stricken parents reportedly purchased a casket in preparation for her funeral.
Rita, a single mother of three, had taken ill after the death of her fiance two years ago.
That is the cause of her illness. A pastor prayed with her and promised to help her for a fee of N30,000.
Our source said Rita solicited her parents’ support to no avail, and she arranged with neighbors to inform the parents that she had died.
Rita’s parents, hearing the news, hurriedly acquired a casket to lay her to rest.
The drama started when the casket was brought to the location where their daughter, Rita, resides, and they were dazed to see her alive.
“The parents were shocked when they saw their daughter alive.” An eyewitness said, the resultant confusion led to the gathering of neighbors and passersby, who brokered peace between parents and daughter due to the embarrassment.
The eyewitness stated that such an incident is viewed as taboo in the area, and the casket had to be destroyed before Rita’s parents took her home with her kids.
