The mystery surrounding the death of the 200 level Cross River State University undergraduate Joy Odama has taken dimension as the Inspector General of Police has ordered that fresh autopsy be carried out on the corps.
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday gave an ordered that a fresh autopsy be carried out to confirm the cause of the death of the 200 level Mass Communication student following the re-appearance of Alhaji Usman Adamu stating that he was never on the run since the commencement of the case.
The initial autopsy report obtained from the National Hospital, Abuja, indicated that the late Joy died of cocaine poisoning occasioned by cardiogenic shock secondary to diffusion.
According to the report, “the cause of death was traced to cardiogenic myocardial infection secondary to possible acute cocaine poison.”
Reason for the fresh autopsy Inside Sources gathered was the sudden appearance of the prime suspect Alhaji Usman in a schedule meeting between Police and the deceased family.
It was gathered that the deceased family Lawyer Rose Mbata, and representatives of Yala community in Abuja, were summoned to a meeting by the Inspector General of Police at Force Headquarters, yesterday, with family members of late Joy Odama
Mbata said: “On arrival at Force headquarters, the Inspector General instructed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the IGP Monitoring to conduct preliminary hearing on the matter and revert to him. In the cause of the preliminary hearing, surprisingly the prime suspect in the case, Alhaji Usman Adamu, who the police had said was at large, suddenly appeared at the meeting room in company of some policemen. With a stern and fiery look on his face, he exchanged pleasantries with the police and took his seat. At the end of the hearing, all parties were now taken to see the IGP, who was not on seat”.
According to Mbata the parties were informed by the DCP that on the instructions of the IGP, a fresh autopsy shall be conducted. Parties were requested to report today by 7a.m. at the National Hospital, Abuja, for a fresh autopsy to be conducted where other consultant pathologists shall participate in the exercise.
