Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an investigation of the death of a 14-year-old girl allegedly killed by a stray police from the police at Ojota on Saturday.
The girl who was identified as Jumoke was said to have been killed when the police were trying to disperse Yoruba Nation protesters.
The Lagos State Police Command had, however, issued a statement denying responsibility for the teenager’s murder. It claimed that its men did not fire a live bullet. It maintained that the blood on the girl was not was fresh and she may have died of a wound caused by a sharp object found on her.
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But in a statement, the Lagos State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, said a Coroner’s Inquest had been requested by the state government to determine the causes and circumstances of the girls death.
The statement read: :
“Our attention has been drawn to the death of a 14-year-old girl in Ojota during the Oodua Republic Mega Rally on Saturday, 3rd of July, 2021.
“We commiserate with the family of the deceased. The Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered a thorough investigation of the death. A Coroner’s Inquest has immediately been requested in line with section 14 and 15 of the Coroners’ 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.
“As a government, the security and wellbeing of citizens are of utmost importance to us. The State assures the public that everything will be done to ensure that the cause of death is known. The findings of this investigation will be made public in due course and appropriate sanctions meted out to anyone found culpable.”
