The coroner inquest into the death of the Late Senator
Isiaka Adeleke sitting in Osogbo was on Friday told that the Nurse who treated
the former Governor of Osun was economical with the truth about the quantity of
drugs and how it was administered on the deceased before his death.
At the resumed Coroner hearing, Osun Police Command
held that the essence of submitting the report to the police, upon a request
for autopsy, is that it will enable the police when necessary, to pursue
criminal prosecution, hence the duplication and submission of such to the State
Ministry of Justice for legal advice.
The Coroner also heard that the Adeleke family did not order
for the autopsy carried out on the deceased. Dr. Taiwo Olufemi Solaja who
examined the deceased for autopsy, said he only acted on the orders of Coroner
Dorcas Ajiboye.
Aderibigbe, who claimed to be a Chief Nursing Officer at
Comprehensive Health Centre, Edunabon, Osun State, had during his evidence
before the Coroner Inquest set up by the Osun State Government to probe
Adeleke’s death yesterday (Thursday) denied administering Gentamicine on the
senator while treating him for gout.
The Nurse said he diluted Hydrocortisone in fluid and gave
Metamyzole, Diazepam, Pentazocine and Analgin intramuscular to the deceased.
Police toxicology report on the pathological examination
carried out on the deceased by Mr. Benedict Agbu, a police forensic expert,
revealed that Adeleke was administered with Gentamicine before his death.
The report which was admitted in exhibit at the coroner
disclosed that Metamyzole, Diazepam, Pentazocine and Analgin were administered
on Adeleke intravenously against Aderibigbe’s claim.
Analyses of the findings in the blood and urine samples
taken from Adeleke’s corpse, as contained in the toxicology report proved
negative result for the presence of chlorinated hydrocarbon herbicides,
organo-paosforous pesticide, rodenticides, metallic poison, cynide and
tri-cylic anti depressants.
The report which was read at the Coroner by a Superintendent
of Police, Mr. Moses read in part, “The digested food particles were found in
the gastric content but no drug particle was found in the exhibit.
“Diazepam, Pentazocine, Analgin, Hydrocortisone and
Gentamicine were confirmed in the blood and urine samples submitted.
“Metamyzole and its Metabolites 27.2ug/ml, Hydrocortisone
9.25ug/ml, Gentamicin 17.4ug/ml, Pentazocine 4.5ug/ml, Diazepam 12.2 ug/ml,
also urine Diazepam concetration 7.1ug/ml.
“Fatalities have been reported at the following blood
concentration: Metamyzole (Analgin) 22.0ug/ml, Pentazocin, 1.2ug/ml, Gentamicin
12ug/ml, Diazepam, 5.0ug/ml, hydrocortisone, 3.7ug/ml.
“The presence of alcohol was also confirmed in the blood,
urine and gastric content with concentration of 450ug/ml, 215ug/ml and 562ug/ml
respectively. The blood concentrations of the drugs are above the levels known
to cause fatalities.
“The confirmation of Diazepam, Pentazocine, Hydrocortisone
and alcohol with the established concentration in the body of the deceased is
capable of producing a fatal Synergetic Hypertensive and respiratory depressive
effect. With the route of the delivery (intravenous) of the drugs, the effect
will be sudden and capable of occurring in minutes.
“Such fatalities have been reported in literature. The low
concentrations of the substances in the gastric content are as a result of the
route of administration of the drugs.”
However, the toxicology reports, Aderibigbe’s statement with
the Police, reply of the Principal of the School of Nursing, Osogbo for the
confirmation of Aderibigbe’s Nursing certificate were produced at the Coroner
inquest and were all admitted as exhibits CE6A, CE6B, CE6C and CE6D.
Meanwhile, a lawyer who was observing the proceeding, Dr.
Basiru Ajibola, urged the Coroner to call back Aderibigbe for clarifications on
his evidence which contradicts the toxicology report.
But the Coroner, Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara said there was
no need to call Aderibigbe back because the coroner would work on the reports
and evidence admitted so far, just as he called on members of the public to
submitt memorandum on the matter.
Also, a Consultant Anatomic Pathologist from Ladoke Akintola
Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Solaja has denied the claim that the late Senator
Isiaka Adeleke’s family ordered for the autopsy carried out on the deceased.
Solaja, while testifying on Friday before Coroner stated
that none of the family of the deceased ever asked him to conduct the post
mortem.
“I was served the autopsy forms by the police and it was
signed by Coroner Dorcas Ajiboye. Since it was the Coroner who ordered the
autopsy, I am entitled to submit the autopsy report back to her via the police,
not to any family member or anybody else”, he added.
Asked if the deceased’s family were aware Coroner ordered
for the autopsy, Solaja said they should be as he was served the forms by the
police in their presence.
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