Lekki shootings: Lagos Govt Tells Resident to Search for their Loved ones at LASUTH Morgue

 The aftermath of the protest and alleged killing of protesters at Lekki tollgate by the Nigeria Army. The Lagos State Government has advised family members looking for their loved ones to visit the Department of  Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).

This was made public yesterday by Lagos State Chief Coroner, Justice Mojisola Ayoka Dada. Justice Dada who is also a judge at the Lagos State High Court gave the directive pursuant to Section 15 of the Coroner's system law of Lagos State.

Although the announcement is statutory and normal, it is coming at a time when there is furore over the killing of protesters in the state. The full announcement signed by Justice Dada read: This is to notify the General Public that the Chief Coroner of Lagos State Justice M.A Dada pursuiant to section 15, Coroner's  System Law of Lagos State, 2015 . The Pathology Team would want all those who have lost their loved ones between October 19-29, 2020 ( that is next of kin of the victims ) to provide relevant information that would assist in the identification exercise. The next-of-kin should kindly  contact  the department of pathologic and Forensic Medicine  LASUTH , Oba Akinjobi Way, Ikeja for the identification exercised for the deceased. The next-of-kin will be required to provide means of identification such as International Passport , driver's license, National ID card or LASSRA ID card shall be accepted. Only the parents, siblings or children in that decreasing order of preference are expected to come to LASUTH. The hours of visit shall be from 10 am to 2pm for the next two weeks starting from the date of  this announcement. Pl,ease note ,Next-of-kin shall be required  to come with the following: clear photograph of the missing person, their own upper body photographs, and also provide samples of DNA Profile where necessary. This profile will be compared with those  already collected at autopsy from the deceased. It is only afetr a definitive scientific identification that the bodies of the deceased shall be releasde by the Office of the Chief Coroner to the next-of-kin for burial.