Live life king size they say but this son ensures his father has a burial even more royally! A Nigerian son identified as Azubuike, buried his father in a brand new luxurious BMW car instead of a coffin at a graveyard in a local village. The old man succumbed to his age but had made a promise to his son that he will get him a flash car. The son made his father's burial in style and as a mark of honour to his words, got in a brand new car. The pictures of this ceremony obviously went viral on social media and caused a stir.

Pallbearers at the ceremony guided the vehicle on logs into a position and then the logs were pulled out to allow the BMW to drop to the ground surface. Almost 6 feet deep grave had to be dug for this funeral. The wealthy son reportedly splurged  £66,000 cash on a car from the showroom and the social media is not convinced about the showoff. Soon after the pictures went viral, some users commented how it was an utter waste of money, while some said the car may not be in the grave for a long time.

If this was not bizarre enough, the locals were even quipping how the car is equipped with a satellite navigation to help the man reach the heavenly abode. Some user on Twitter has said that some thieves might just dig the hole up and steal the car while the body may be dumped back. The social media stands divided on this burial, but this is not the first case. Similar instances of burial in brand new cars had taken place back in 2015 in China.

 

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