Tears As Mother And Son Are Buried The Same Day In Akwa Ibom (Photo)

Late Nwausoro Udosen and Okon Udo Essen

A mother and her son have been buried on the same day in Akwa Ibom state. 

According to reports, the mother gave up the ghost on the 18th of December, 2017 at the age of 77 while the son, Mr Okon Udo Essen died on Saturday 10th of February, 2018, at the peak of planning for the mother’s burial.

Okon died after a brief illness that defied medical attention.

Before his death, Okon of Ukana Ikot Ntuen was a staff of Federal Polytechnic Ukana in Essien Udum Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. He had consulted the Church and fixed Friday 23rd March, 2018 for the burial of his mother as the first son of the family only for death to take him away.

Both the woman and her son were laid to rest today amid tears in their family house in Akwa Ibom state.

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