Fresh details have emerged from the ongoing coroner's inquest into the death of 12-year-old Miss Desola Whitney Adeniran, a student of Chrisland Schools. At a resumed hearing on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Ikeja Magistrate Court (Suit No. MCIK/CONA/1/2023), a government-certified pathologist, Dr. Sanni Ayodele Daniel, confirmed that she died as a result of electrocution. Dr. Daniel, a consultant pathologist, presented the official autopsy report, unequivocally ruling out any natural or drug-related causes of death.

Dr. Daniel testified that the young girl died from asphyxia caused by electrocution. He explained that a series of internal and external findings observed during the post-mortem examination consistently pointed to electrical shock as the primary cause. These findings included cerebral oedema (swelling of the brain), subpleural petechial hemorrhages (tiny blood spots under the lung surface), fluid blood in the circulatory system, signs of shock in the kidneys, and bilateral conjunctival petechiae (blood spots in the eyes). Crucially, an electric burn injury was found on her right knee, along with a grazed abrasion on her right forearm. Dr. Daniel stated, “The pattern of injuries and physiological response confirms she was electrocuted,” and reiterated that there was “no evidence of prior health conditions or drug complications that could have led to her death.”

Legal representatives for the deceased’s family, including Oluwatodimu Ige, Esq., Obiechina Justin, Esq., and Oluwabusayomi Gbadegesin, Esq., were present at the proceedings. Also in attendance were Araba, Esq., from the Lagos State Attorney General’s Office, and Mr. Abimbola Ojenike and Oluwadamilola Omotosho, Esq., representing the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Dr. Daniel was cross-examined by counsel to the deceased’s family, Oluwatodimu Ige, and by counsel to the FCCPC, Abimbola Ojenike.

However, representatives of Chrisland Schools and Mr. Ademoye Adewale, the vendor allegedly linked to the incident, were notably absent from the court despite being duly served with hearing notices. Their absence drew condemnation from legal observers and members of the public present in court. Following Dr. Daniel’s testimony and preliminary cross-examination, the presiding magistrate adjourned the inquest to August 8, 2025, for further cross-examination by the defense team, specifically the legal representatives of the absent parties.