After the set of previous sacrifices are done, another set of sacrifices are slain by the relatives on the chief's mother's side of the family. A goat is sacrificed because of its strong feet, to carry the chief wherever he would like to go. After the animals, the slave wives are sacrificed. To do all these jobs, only the bravest and strongest men are selected to perform the bold task of breaking the bones. Depending on the chief, there may be more human sacrifices.
Some families have bodies hanging from posts or trees around the burial square.
If the chief is rich enough, he would have a lot more slave wives slain at the place where the chief bathed, ate, slept, received guests, and as a gift to the trees. Next, the Ibo tribe signals the ancestors of the arrival of the chief by playing drums and trumpets. They then close the grave, but leave a small space for the last sacrifice. The strong men capture a man from another tribe, behead him, and place his head in the small opening. The family then has a great feast of the flesh of the animal and human sacrifices.