The Lagos State Government has ordered a probe into the circumstances leading to the death of a 13-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Lagos, Whitney Adeniran.
Reports state that the deceased was declared dead shortly after the school inter-house sports competition.
The father of the deceased had taken to Social Media to seek for government’s intervention in the incident.
A statement signed by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) said that the state government was concerned over the recent events and will ensure that justice is done.
“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 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,” he said.
Onigbanjo said that the findings of the investigation would be made public when completed.
