But for the timely intervention of security men at the Lekan Ogunsola Memorial Morgue of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, two families would have exchange blows on Monday as both relations lay claim to one corpse.
The dispute over the body began when the family members of the late Mr. Jones Ifekanwa, who died in the Dana plane crash, were told that another family, who reportedly refused to disclose their name, had also lay claim to the same body as their own.
The Chief Medical Examiner, Prof. John Obafunwa, invited the Ifekanwa family to identify their late brother’s corpse but found it difficult to effectively re-identify the body as they did last week.
Another family, after going in to identify their relation’s corpse, also picked the same body as the lfekanwa family had picked.
Consequently, Prof. Obafunwa denied both families access to the body until the DNA testing results would be out in the next four weeks.
According to the elder sister to the late Ifekanwa, Mrs. Jennifer Enanana, the mix-up could be traced to the decomposing state of the body.
Posted: at 13-06-2012 09:20 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Ekiomonado at 13-06-2012 09:52 AM (12 years ago) (f)
just passing by
Posted: at 13-06-2012 09:52 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
This can be settled even witout d dna test...Why would they not say their nam(Another family,wh*reportedly refused to disclose their name)sinnce they won't say they name it should be equqlly assumed their claiming the body cos of d money that was promised to b given to d families of d victims...YEAH!!! Is dt simple
Posted: at 13-06-2012 11:51 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
FinlandGuy at 13-06-2012 12:53 PM (12 years ago) (m)
This is the reason why the Govt says Mass Burial,they refused !!! Person wey don die don die,no amount of quality burial or what so ever that will bring dem back to life.
Posted: at 13-06-2012 12:53 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac