The Lagos State Government has said that late Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old Chrisland School student, died from asphyxia and electrocution.
This is contained in a statement from the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), on Thursday in Lagos.
The statement said that the post-mortem report issued by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday showed that the deceased cause of death revealed asphyxia and electrocution.
The statement added that the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had been instructed to issue legal advice on the matter with immediate effect.
“The Lagos State Government commiserates with the deceased family, while reassuring Lagosians that anybody found culpable would immediately be charged to court,” said the statement.
Onigbanjo had, on February 13, ordered a coroner’s inquest to ascertain the cause of death of the late Whitney, who died during the school’s inter-house sports on February
Lagos State government has said it will ensure justice for Whitney Adeniran, the pupil of Chrisland School, Ikeja, Lagos campus who died during the school’s Inter-house sports competition in Agege Stadium recently.
Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, gave the assurance on Thursday when she paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased at their Lagos residence.
She confirmed the receipt of the post-mortem report on the cause of Whitney’s death and restated the commitment of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu that nothing would be spared at ensuring appropriate interrogation of the cause and prosecution of anyone found culpable.
Adefisayo assured the parents that the Ministry of Education shared in their grief and would be with the family in the journey for justice.
She was accompanied on the visit by Mr Abayomi Abolaji, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary, Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency and some Directors of the Ministry.
(NAN)
Lagos State government has said it will ensure justice for Whitney Adeniran, the pupil of Chrisland School, Ikeja, Lagos campus who died during the school’s Inter-house sports competition in Agege Stadium recently.
Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, gave the assurance on Thursday when she paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased at their Lagos residence.
She confirmed the receipt of the post-mortem report on the cause of Whitney’s death and restated the commitment of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu that nothing would be spared at ensuring appropriate interrogation of the cause and prosecution of anyone found culpable.
Adefisayo assured the parents that the Ministry of Education shared in their grief and would be with the family in the journey for justice.
She was accompanied on the visit by Mr Abayomi Abolaji, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary, Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency and some Directors of the Ministry.
(NAN)
