The Chief Medical Examiner of Lagos State and a consultant forensic pathologist, Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa has informed the Coroner of Alimosho District in Lagos state, Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, who is conducting the inquisition on the cause of the June 3, 2012 fatal plane crash that occurred at Iju-Ishaga area of the state that the result of the DNA tests on the bodies of some of the crash victims will be ready next week.

Prof Obafunwa gave this information while testifying at the ongoing inquest into the Dana airline crash.

According to him the chemical analysis of the samples and tissues taken from the bodies of the victims is almost concluded.

The witness further stated that at the moment, the pathology department was doing a final editing of post-mortem reports and ‘’I am expecting that the DNA results will be finalised next week.

He said ‘’I will say we have completed our job on the average 80 per cent of the job is ready.’’

Obafunwa, while been led in evidence by, a counsel from the state’s Ministry of Justice, Akingbolahan Adeniran, said that when the body bags containing the remains of the victims were opened at the morgue, some of them contained only bone fragments while some still had body parts.

He also told Magistrate Komolafe that the pathology department was able to identify about 152 bodies, either complete or partially.

Prof Obafunwa pointed out that 60 per cent of the crash victims had multiple injuries while about 20 per cent had multiple injuries and smoke inhalation.

According to him, ‘’fifty bodies were fairly complete; about 100 victims were burnt while there were also charred bodies. There are bodies with recognisable heads and some their limbs are chopped off. ‘’

Siga: GOD BLESS THE DEAD

redcliff:
GOd doesnt bless the dead.

They should have been through with this since so they an allow their families bury their dead.