Lagos government
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has commenced a Coroner’s Inquest to ascertain the cause of death in the case of the late Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, who died on Thursday, 9th February, 2023.
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) gave the directive for the inquest in a statement on Monday.
He noted 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 sections 14 and 15 of the Coroners’ Systems Law, Laws of Lagos State 2015, to determine the cause and circumstances of the death of the student,” the state’s attorney-general said.
“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.”
Onigbanjo stated that as a responsible government, the security and well-being of citizens are of utmost importance, assuring the public that everything will be done to ensure that the cause of death is determined.
“The findings of this investigation will be made public in due course and appropriate sanctions meted out to anyone found culpable,” he added.
Chrisland Schools and Whitney Adeniran (Photo: Punch)
On Saturday, Whitney’s father, Michael Adeniran, took to social media to demand a probe into the death of his daughter, calling on the Lagos government and the police to intervene in the matter.
He also demanded Chrisland explain what actually happened to his daughter, noting that she had no health condition or sickness as of the time the school bus picked her up for the event.
In a viral video, the mother of the deceased also alleged that her daughter was taken to an immunization centre instead of a hospital after she slumped.
However, Chrisland Schools denied the accusations of negligence, saying the deceased showed signs of sickness during the school’s inter-house sports event before slumping.
It noted that, after Whitney’s slump, she was rushed to the nearest medical facility where the doctor on duty administered oxygen and every aid possible on her.
The school noted that the deceased slumped in “public view and not under any hidden circumstances.”
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