The petitions, signed by Emeka U. Opara of The City of Law, alleged that the autopsy findings were inconsistent with the condition of the deceased's remains and eyewitness accounts available to the family.
The family of an Imo businessman and oil surveillance contractor, Hon. Sixtus Chinenye Odinaka, popularly known as "Mayor," has alleged a cover-up in the autopsy conducted on his remains, accusing police authorities and medical officials of attempting to conceal the true circumstances surrounding his death after he was allegedly arrested and detained by operatives of the state police command.
In fresh petitions addressed to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, and other oversight institutions, the family's lawyers demanded an independent investigation into both the death of Odinaka and what they described as glaring discrepancies in the autopsy report issued by the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri.
The petitions, signed by Emeka U. Opara of The City of Law, alleged that the autopsy findings were inconsistent with the condition of the deceased's remains and eyewitness accounts available to the family.
According to a medical certificate of cause of death issued by FMC Owerri and signed by Dr. Nnadi Ikechukwu, which was obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, the primary cause of death was listed as "extensive soft tissue and skeletal injuries," while the secondary cause was recorded as "gunshot."
