The unfortunate death of Bimbo Ogbonna, the wife of famous vehicle trader IVD, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, has been investigated by the coroner appointed by the Lagos State Government.
According to reports, Bimbo purportedly passed away on October 15 as a result of burns she allegedly received during an alleged incident of domestic violence at their home in the Lekki neighborhood’s Megamound Estate.
The reason of Bimbo’s death would be identified following a thorough investigation, Lagos Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo stated in a statement on Tuesday.
The Senior Advocate stated that the results will be made public when it was appropriate and that anyone found guilty would receive the proper punishment.
In accordance with Sections 14 and 15 of the Coroners’ Systems Law, Laws of Lagos State 2015, a coroner’s inquest has been requested immediately to ascertain the cause and circumstances of death.
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According to Section 14(1)(d) of the State’s Coroners’ System Law, “A report of death shall be made to any agency for the report of death or the office of the Coroner and be subject to post-mortem examination where there is reasonable cause to believe that the cause of death was violent, unnatural, or suspicious.
Additionally, Section 15(1) and (9) requires the Coroner to conduct an inquiry anytime he or she learns that the deceased individual died in a violent, unnatural, or suspicious circumstance or feels an inquest is necessary after learning of a reportable death, he added.
The attorney general also gave the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, a mandate to work with the Police and other law enforcement agencies to look into the death of the late Bimbo, a case that had garnered a lot of media attention.
