Tuesday, 18 May 2021: Wonder, they say would never end! One, Chief Clement Usoro, has concluded preparations for his burial while still alive, hale and healthy.

The grave, Usoro popularly referred to as Obong being a title holder in Akwa Ibom, Nigerian South South, built for himself is said to measure 9-by-9 feet (contrary to the usual 6 feet ) with a tall monument standing next to it.

According to the septuagenarian, he doesn’t want his children to go through the financial stress of planning a burial ceremony for him.

During an interview with BBC Pidgin, the 73-year-year-old revealed he had made necessary burial preparations for himself when he turned 70. According to him, he has also written his wills. Usoro, however, said he keeps updating it to "keep up with time."

"I have written my will and will continuously update it to keep up with time. I have built my grave. It is a 9 by 9 feet deep grave.

“I have also built a mausoleum around it," Usoro said. "My friend went with me to the coffin site to see the one that I liked. He decided to buy for me. As somebody who is a chief, there are things you have to do before you die or they do after you die" he added.

The veteran chief further revealed that he has paid the necessary rites to his co-chiefs by giving "cow" so that his children would not need to worry after his death. He said he does not want his family to do a ceremony after his demise, adding that a party celebrating his death is a "waste of money and time."

The 73-year-old man also said he has told his children to bury him three days after his death.