The bodies of the twenty-six teenage Nigerian girls found dead on the Mediterranean sea has been laid to rest in Italy
The autopsy report released by the Italian stated the cause of death to be drowning. Two of the girls were pregnant.
The twenty-six coffins were laid out in Salerno’s Monumental Cemetery this morning, watched by a military guard, local politicians, rescue workers and journalists. A Catholic archbishop and a Muslim imam both said prayers. Each coffin bore a white rose on top, though only two were marked with names: Marian Shaka and Osato Osaro.
The bodies will be buried in different cemeteries around Salerno. The city’s mayor declared Friday a day of mourning. Local schools have been asked to hold a minute of silence, while light displays in the city centre will be switched off on Friday evening in remembrance.
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