Following the autopsy, which revealed that 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran died of asphyxia and electrocution, the Lagos State Ministry of Justice has opposed any attempt to exhume the remains of the deceased.
Whitney Adeniran, a student of Chrisland School, Ikeja, Lagos, died on February 9, during the school’s inter-house sports activities at the Agege stadium.
The controversies that surrounded the student’s death led to an autopy, as the parents demanded justice.
Meanwhile, the Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Justice, Alo Grace, said that the State government is opposed to exhumation of the late student’s remains, in the event that it gets a formal request.
The ministry wrote: “ (Whitney) Adeniran’s death was as a result of asphyxia and electrocution, as indicated by an autopsy conducted by Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
“The Lagos State Ministry of Justice is aware of the ongoing dialogue about the alleged plans to exhume the body of the late Whitney Omodesola Adeniran, a student of Chrisland Schools whose death as revealed by the autopsy conducted by Lagos State University Teaching Hospital was as a result of asphyxia and electrocution.
“Whilst we have not received any such official communication requesting for exhumation, however, if and when we do receive such a request, we shall be opposed to it.
“In any event, the circumstances for exhumation under the Coroners’ Systems Law, 2015 do not arise in this case. Additionally, it is not our intention to further traumatise the deceased’s family.”