Pathologist tells court how police killed Kolade Johnson

IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – A pathologist, Dr. Oluwaseun Olatunde Williams today gave a graphic pictures of how the police killed Kolade Johnson, a 35 year old football fan at a viewing centre at Mangoro, Ikeja, Lagos.

The pathologist who was testifying before an Ikeja High Court based on the autopsy report he conducted on one Kolade Johnson, who was killed by a police officer at a viewing centre, revealed that the deceased suffered six gunshot injuries.

The pathologist testified before Justice Adenike Coker in the murder trial of Ogunyemi Olalekan, a dismissed police inspector accused of killing the football fan. Olalekan is, however, standing trial on a one count charge of murder.

Williams, who testified as the sixth prosecution witness, is a Consultant Pathologist at the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. According to the witness, the body of Kolade Johnson was identified by a police officer, one inspector oladimeji Kazeem from CIID, Panti.

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“After verification, we carried out forensic photographs of the body. We examined his clothing and the content of his pockets. We thereafter proceeded in removing his clothes. We conducted a thorough examination of the body from head to toe and identified multiple defects,” the pathologist said.

While being cross-examined by defence counsel, Mr Abayomi Omotubora, the pathologist said he had practised pathology for 10 years and hence, his interpretation of the autopsy report (Exhibit D2).

The witness further said, “we were able to discover 8 injuries; four injuries on the thigh, of Kolade Johnson, two injuries on his hands, one on the right hemiscrotum (either half of a scrotum), one on the left hemiscrotum.

“The injury on the left hemiscrotum was an abrasion which could be from anything and the second hand injury was not related to injuries caused by gunshots. Six of the injuries were related to the penetrative missiles. The injuries on the thigh were through and through. There are features that are suggestive that they were caused by firearm missiles.

“We counted six injuries identified as firearm injuries. We did not recover any bullet from the deceased but they were features suggesting it was a firearm missile. The dark burnt edges are what we discovered,” he concluded.

Justice Coker thereafter adjourned the case till March 19 for continuation of trial.