I love the job - Ghanaian woman recounts how she became a mortuary attendant
- A female Ghanaian diener, Mercy Okaija, has recounted how she became a mortuary attendant
- She revealed that she was introduced to the job by a man in her vicinity who worked as an undertaker
- Okaija sat for an interview on TV3's The Day Show with Berla Mundi
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A female Ghanaian diener, Mercy Okaija, has recounted how she became a mortuary attendant despite the stigma attached to the profession.
Speaking in an interview on TV3's The Day Show hosted by Berla Mundi, she revealed that she decided to pursue a mortuary career herself at age 26 against the desire of her mother who wanted her to get a different job.
Okaija disclosed that she developed an interest in the job because she realised it takes courage for one to become a mortuary attendant.
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''There was this man in our vicinity called Nyameye. He worked as an undertaker and I used to follow him to the mortuary to watch him work on dead bodies. I found it interesting because not a lot of people dare to handle, move, and clean a corpse.''
She recalled that her first experience in a morgue with her mentor wasn't easy but she subsequently applied to become a mortuary attendant.
Okaija recounts her chilling journey to becoming a diener in the clip below.
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported Nana Ama McBrown has given her fans a glimpse into her plush mansion as she throws it back with a highlife song from the oldies.
The award-winning media personality and movie star was filmed jamming to a highlife song after hosting her show on UTV.
Nana Ama McBrown hosted highlife musician, Dada KD, born Dada Kwakye Duah and other personalities on UTV's United Showbiz Saturday night on May 15.
In a separate story, Mzbel has caused a stir online with racy photos to highlight the Ghanaian traditional culture Dipo.
Dipo is a festival celebrated in April every year by the people of Krobo in the Eastern Region in Ghana to usher girls who are virgins into adulthood.
Taking to her social media pages, Mzbel flexed her confidence and natural beauty in colourful beads and palm leaves.
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