Report of the autopsy conducted on the body of Timothy Adegoke, the dead Obafemi Awolowo University’s (OAU), a postgraduate student has been submitted to Osun State Police Command and the force headquarters in Abuja.
It was gathered that the report was submitted today, Wednesday, by expert that conducted the test.
According to sources close to the Osun police command headquarters, the autopsy report was submitted Wednesday evening.
Part of the report revealed that Adegoke died of severe trauma while his internal and external organs were intact.
The source also revealed, “the internal organs like heart, kidney, livers and others could not be subjected to test because they are already in the advanced decomposition stage as at the time of carrying out the test, so they could not do that.
“They could not do a toxicology test on the body because the stomach has decomposed and was melting while they are carrying out the test.
“The autopsy report established that both internal and external organs are complete, they are in a normal position that they are ought to be
“Severe trauma led to the death. I don’t know the type of trauma that he was subjected to before his death because the severe trauma that was arrived at was an open-ended conclusion. Trauma could be as a result of hitting him with sticks or he falls, or sickness, or anything”.
The deceased’s elder brother, Gbade Adegoke confirmed that the family was informed that the report is out but was not avail its details.
When contacted, Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said the command was no longer investigating the matter and directed all enquiries to the Force Headquarters in Abuja that was presently handling the case.
But the elder brother to the deceased, Gbade Adegoke, said even though the family has not been officially informed, they have also learnt the report had been submitted in Osogbo Command and Abuja Force Headquarters.
Adegoke said, “The report has been submitted to Osogbo (Osun Command) and Abuja (Force Headquarter). We don’t know what is written inside. We have not been called, but we know they will call us soon.”
The autopsy was conducted on Monday, November 22 at Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo by a team of medical experts.
At the commencement of the procedure, the remains of Adegoke packed in a body bag was brought out of the morgue and taken out in an ambulance to Radiation Room, where an x-ray was done.
The body was later returned to the mortuary, as a team of pathologists commenced the post mortem after they had analysed the clothing that the deceased wore last before his death.
The four hour-procedure, which had in attendance representatives of all the parties in the matter, according to Naim Adekilekun, the counsel for the family of the late Adegoke, started around 20:30pm and ended by 6:30pm.
