In a deeply painful scene that unfolded this afternoon in Benue State, a grieving man was left with no choice but to carry the corpse of his late mother on a motorcycle after the hospital allegedly refused to provide a mortuary van to transport her body home for burial.

Unable to afford alternative means, the man embarked on the heartbreaking journey back to their village, with his beloved mother strapped to the back of a bike — a moment that captured the harsh reality many Nigerians face in times of loss.

Photos from the scene have left many in tears and raised serious concerns about the dignity of the dead and the challenges of the poor.