Governor Fashola signs cremation bill into law

Governor Babatunde Fashola today Monday June 10th signed the
cremation bill into law. The bill gives power to state authority to
burn unclaimed corpses in its mortuaries after a period of time.
The cremation bill also states that if the owners of the corpse fail
to show up to collect the ashes after a 14-day notice, it will be
disposed by the state government subject to the consent and
approval of the Commissioner for Health.