A mortician simply identified as Amaobi, in charge of a mortuary in Agwabi, Buruku local government area of Benue State is cooling his heels in police custody for using a human led as a walking stick.

Sunday Telegraph learnt that the mortuary attendant was arrested after he was caught on Friday morning using the leg of a dead person in the morgue as a walking stick.

It was learnt that Amaobi took the dead person’s leg he was using as a walking stick to a retailer’s shop to buy some items when he was caught.

The unusual act, according to reports, drew the attention of the community, and it eventually led to his arrest by the youths.

Upon the arrival of police officers, Amaobi, in his confession, claimed that his action was a demonstration meant to draw people’s attention.

According to him, he was trying to get support so he could appeal to the government for help, especially to evacuate over 18 criminal dead bodies reportedly killed last year by security operatives and deposited in his mortuary.

According to the mortician in a viral video, the corpses were kept in his mortuary by security men. He said when he complained the matter to security operatives, they advised him to wait for the chairman of the local government.