The panel inaugurated by the Osun state Governor, Rauf Aregbesola to look into the circumstances surrounding the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke, has given its verdict.
The coroner, Olusegun Ayilara a Magistrate in Osun state, said that the Senator died of drug overdose and not poison.
According to him, the report sent to him by the toxicologists showed that there was no trace of poison in Adeleke’s system.
Ayilara made this known to newsmen in Osogbo on Tuesday, May 30, 2017.
The
coroner also recommended that Alfred Aderibigbe the nurse who treated
the late Senator, should be prosecuted, describing him as unqualified.
According to Punch, he said “The
main man at the centre of the storm is one Alfred Aderibigbe, a
supposedly nurse who testified through a Yoruba interpreter and admitted
to have treated the late senator in the early hours of the day in the
presence of one Dipo Faborode.
“The Level 14 officer remained comical during the time he was giving his testimonies and sometimes broke down in tears.
“I
have critically gone through the evidence before me and from the
totality of evidence, the speculation of the poisoning is baseless. I
have not been able to trace the link of poisoning by anybody. The
autopsy and toxicologist’s reports have confirmed that there were no
traces of poison and heavy metal in his (deceased’s) blood; therefore,
it is my prime opinion that he was not poisoned.
“The
evidence of CW5, CW6 and CW8 all point scientifically to the fact that
the death of the deceased was caused by gastric content which blocked
his airways as a result of high level of alcohol, sedative and analgesic
which caused the senses to shut down, culminating into death.
“The
summary of the findings of this coroner is that the deceased did not
die as a result of poison. The deceased had an administration of
overdose of sedative and analgesic by an unqualified personnel, Alfred
Aderibigbe, through intravenous means, which action was hastened by the
presence of alcohol in the system. The deceased had patronised the nurse
for over 20 years and had taken treatment from him without a doctor’s
prescriptions. The high level of sedative and analgesic with the mode of
administration caused aspiration of gastric content which blocked his
airways.
“By watching the nurse,
Alfred Aderibigbe, I can see that he is economical with the truth even
though he admitted that he acted unethically in the statement he made to
the police. Throughout his statement to the police he never mentioned
that he gave to the deceased intramuscular injection.
“He obviously showed me that he has a lot to hide as regards the dosages he gave to the deceased and the mode he gave them.
“By
the witness of the specialists and by the exhibits, I hold that Alfred
Aderibigbe administered overdose of diazepam 40mg, hydrocortisone 200mg,
analgin 1000mg, gentamicine 1500mg, and pentasozine to the deceased
intravenously coupled with excessive alcohol which caused his death.
“He
died between the hour of 9.30am and 10.15am on 23 of April, 2017
between Ede and Osogbo. His death was caused by aspiration of gastric
content as a result of depression of the central nervous system with
gastric reflex caused by an overdose of sedative and analgesics
exacerbated by alcohol administered by an unqualified personnel, Alfred
Aderibigbe. The action is caused by blockage of airways, which caused
the vital passage to shut down.”
You
will recall that Femi Fani-Kayode alleged that some top politicians
killed late Senator Isiaka Adeleke because of his gubernatorial
ambition.
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