Lagos state government orders coroner inquest into the death of Chrisland student

Whitney Omodesola Adeniran, 12, died while participating in inter-house competitions at the Agege Stadium on Thursday, February 9. The Lagos State Government has requested a coroner’s examination into her death.

In a statement released today, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, announced the choice and stated that a thorough investigation will be carried out to ascertain the cause of death.

“A Coroner’s Inquest has immediately been requested, in line with section 14 and 15 of the Coroner’s Systems Law, Laws of Lagos State 2015, to determine the cause and circumstances of death.

By Section 14(1)(d) of the Coroners? System Law of the State: ‘A report of death shall be made to any of the agencies for the report of death or the office of the Coroner and be subject to post-mortem examination where there is reasonable cause to believe that the cause of death was: violent, unnatural or suspicious.

Section 15(1) and (9) further enjoins the Coroner to hold an inquest whenever he or she is informed that the death of the deceased person was in a violent, unnatural, or suspicious situation or believes an inquest is desirable following the report of a reportable death”

The statement reads:

“The commissioner stated that as a government, the security and well-being of citizens are of utmost importance while assuring the public that everything will be done to ensure that the cause of death is known.”