Lagos State Government has said it would oppose the exhumation of the body of late Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Lagos, who died during the school’s inter-house sports, on February 9, 2023.
The government disclosed this in a statement this afternoon March 4, 2023, via the Facebook page of the state’s Ministry of Justice.
The government said that the ministry of justice was aware of an ongoing dialogue about an alleged plan to exhume the body of the student.
It said that the ministry had yet to receive any official communication requesting the exhumation, adding that it would oppose such a request if and when received.
“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.
“The circumstances for exhumation under the Coroners’ Systems Law, 2015, do not arise in this case. “Additionally, it is not our intention to further traumatize the deceased’s family.
“We are working closely with the police who have given their reassurance that the duplicate case file would be forwarded on March 6 to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions to aid speedy issuance of legal advice,” it added.
