AFTER nearly six weeks of waiting, the result of the autopsy
conducted on the 25 exhumed dead bodies found floating on Ezu River on
the border town of Amansea between Anambra and Enugu states is now
ready.
However, the result would not be made public until Anambra State
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Lawrence Ikeakor, returned from Abuja where
he was expected to dialogue with security operatives and members of the
National Assembly.
Ikeakor said yesterday in Awka: “Yes, the result of the autopsy is
ready. But we cannot make it public until my return from Abuja. Maybe by
next week, we will be in a position to release the result. I want you
to remain patient.”
Vanguard recalls that the Ezu River debacle had attracted so much comment from both local and international organisations.
Apart from investigations by security operatives to unravel the
issue, two Senate committees, police affairs and national security and
intelligence, had been to the state twice to unravel the mystery.
While the committees held a public hearing on the matter during their
first visit to Anambra State, they carried out their investigations in
camera during their second visit because, according to members of the
committees, people appear reluctant to testify in public.
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