by Godwin Akanfe

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has announced the commencement of the forensic identification of bodies recovered from the site of the collapsed building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun. Dr. Idris announced this today, and called for DNA samples from relatives to aid in the identification of the dead.

“The State Government has considered it necessary to start forensic identification and DNA analysis of the recovered bodies in view of the need to identify each of them.

“Family members and all nationals who believed their relations could have been in the collapsed building should come forward and submit samples.

“They should come forward and submit samples that can aid forensic identification and DNA analysis of recovered bodies,” Idris said before appealing to the families of the victims especially parents, children and siblings to visit the Department of Forensic Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.

Dr. Idris added that those eligible to give samples for the forensic identification and DNA analysis in order of preference were the parents, children and siblings of the deceased.

YEditor