Dana plane crash victims’ DNA results out

The Deoxyrebonucleic Acid, DNA, test results for the victims of the Dana plane crash of June 3, 2012 done in the United Kingdom, have arrived the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, with 107 bodies now identified.



Among the identified bodies were those of the former General Manager, Public Relations of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, the late Levi Ajuonuma, Hope Okeke, Ehime Aikhomu, and Yu Rui among others.

However, Consultant Forensic Pathologist and Chief Examiner, Prof. John Obafunwa, said 16 bodies could not be identified probably because of heat, mangled bodies or the samples collected could not match with any of the charred bodies.

This was coming on the heels of a closed-door meeting by the Lagos State Government and relatives of the victims at LASUTH, Ikeja, Wednesday.


Confirming the development to newsmen after the meeting, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, said: “We have results of the analysis from the UK, and experts are reviewing the results. We felt it is necessary to brief the relatives of the victims.

“Part of the aim is to let them know the processes for collection of the bodies. We will start releasing the bodies tomorrow in batches of 20 to prevent chaos. The other important reason for briefing them is to acquaint them with the legal issues involved like the issue of next-of-kin.

“For instance, if the next-of-kin is not available, only the person he or she authorises to collect the body will be attended to. Identification documents such as international passport, National identity card or driver’s licence. Death certificates will equally be issued for the deceased.”


Idris said the bodies would be released in alphabetical order to ease the process.
Meanwhile, the names of the victims identified have been pasted at the Lekan Ogunshola Memorial Morgue and relatives were expected to come with appropriate documents to claim the bodies.

He noted that in cases where the next-of-kin is not available to claim the bodies, the hospital would only release bodies to spouses, parents, siblings, half-sisters and nephews who present legal documents authorised by the next of kin.

He said: “It is only the next-of-kin that we are to release the bodies to by law, but in cases where they cannot come, we will release to the spouse, parents, children, half-sisters and brothers and siblings in that order.”


Below is a list of identified bodies..

Aisha Abdu

DatoruAbikailo

KaltumAbubakar

Jonathan Abiodun

Ike Abugu

AdekunbiAdebiyi

OluwaDamilare

Abraham Adijolola

Yinusa Ahmed

Ehime Aikhomu

Ehi Joel Ailente

Levi Ajuonuma

ObinnaAkubueze

EliuzabethOmuluzuaAkwueze

Martin Alade

MamudAliyu

Joy Allison

John AhmzaAmadu
RaphealAmiaka
OluwatosinAnibaba
OnyekaChukwumaAnyaene
MaimunaAnyaene
Roger Aouad
TemitopeAriyibi
Florence OlusolaArokoyu
IniobonAsuquo
Vivian EfiongAtangakak
AnthgoniaAttah
Oseni Georgina Awani
OluwasanmiAwodogan
AdfekolaAyoola
AdamuBamiyiEyoBassey
Maimunah Noah
MaimunaKamisyonna
Ayodeji Cole
Ngozi Cole
Olumide Coker
Ibrahim Damacida
ChukwuezeEdike
Hinwe Dike
Mahmud Ahmad Dukawa
Jeremiah Edeh
Sonny Ehioghae
Mecha Eke
Chijoke Godwin Eke
RijokochukudiEldoe
Sunday Enuma
EbukaEnuma
AdewaleEribake
AnjolaFatokun
IbukunoluwaFatokun
Xie Zhen Feng
Dr. Abdu Garba
Li Huzhu
Walter Hunner
Jennifer Ibe
EchenduIbe
Jones Ifekawa
ObiolaIkpoki
FaysalInusa
Ibrahim Jagana
OchigboChumbo
Farida ShehuKaifai
Fortune David Kolawole
David Kolawole
TaiwonLamide
NaichaLilian Las
AruakobeLawal
Ahmed Mbana
EventusMbong
Esther OnyiyeMgbanwa
AdobiMojekwu
Faimata Mohammed
Sarah Mshelia
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IstifanusMutihir
Ibrahim Nagidi
OgechiNjoku
John Nnadi
Kim Noris
Peter Nosike
Charles Ntoku
Anthony Nwaokoagbara
Chinwe Obi
Emmanuel Obot
Stamford Obtrutse
Ike Ochonogor
AmakaOjugbana
Christopher Ojugbana
AlvanaOjukwu
Anthony Okara
ChukwuemekaOkere
OlakayodeOkikiolu
Christopher Okocha
Patrick EzeOkonji
EzeogbeneOkor
Ike Okoye
TunjiOloko
BanjiOlukoya
Benson Oluwayomi
Celina Onemolease
CeletineOnwuliri
OgechiOnyeagochga
ChidinmmaOnyeagocha
IjeomaOyuike
IfeanyiOrakwe
David osunbade
SakaOtaru
AdisaOtegbeye
UgbabioOyosoro
RajulieOyosoro
Li Rui
SheuUsmanSia’ad
Samuel Shaibu
MemunaShaibu
Zhao Shutao
Femi Stephen Sobowale
OluwaKemiSomolu
LauarenceSparagiano
Philip Uchegbu
Sunday Udoh
WidyoUtomo
AwyotuWasa
Ruth Wasa
Wag Yu
Ibrahim Yusuf
Ali