Following
the tragic air disaster of a plane belonging to Associated Airline in Lagos,
the State Government has concluded arrangement to conduct DNA test to identify
the 13 charred bodies recovered from the scene of the air crash.
Lagos
State Deputy Governor, Hon Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, who disclosed
government’s decision, said that it has become imperative to conduct the test
since all the 13 bodies were burnt beyond recognition.
Speaking
to newsmen yesterday at the Emergency section of the Lagos State University
Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH), the Deputy Governor added that 7 other survivors,
which included men and women were also rescued and receiving medical attention
at the hospital, while some are at the Nigerian Navy Hospital, while one person
is being treated at the Burnt centre of the Gbagada General Hospital, Gbagada.
The
Deputy Governor added that the state government is calling on residents whose family
might have been on board the aircraft to come forward for medical processes,
which she noted will aid in the DNA process.
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