The Federal Government and the family of the late Itunu Babalola have rejected the autopsy on the cause of her death.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), and the father of the deceased, Mr. Emmanuel Babalola, on Tuesday, gave this position at a meeting at the NiDCOM office in Lagos.
Emmanuel Babalola told newsmen that he was convinced that his daughter was killed and he passionately called on Nigerians to ensure that justice is ensured.
Dabiri Erewa also said that the Federal Government of Nigeria has rejected the autopsy report, which she described as “unacceptable”.
Itunu (24) is a Nigerian lady who died in Côte d’Ivoire on November. 14, 2021 after she was wrongly jailed
Itunu reportedly got entangled in a legal battle when she reported to the police that her house in Bondoukou, Cote d’Ivoire had been burgled.
She was said to have been charged to court and the prosecutor, in collaboration with the police, allegedly compromised the case and accused her of human trafficking.
Itunu was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison which was later reduced to 10 years, but she died two years into her jail term.
