Update on Joy Adama’s Controversial Death | Additional Autopsy Results Revealed

Following the controversies surrounding the death of 200-level student of Cross River State University of Technology, Joy Adama, on December 20, 2016, police detectives have launched a manhunt for Alhaji Usman Adamu, who was accused of killing the deceased.

Joy reportedly died while visiting Adamu at his residence in Karmo, a community in the Federal Capital Territor. The autopsy report released by the National Hospital, Abuja, disclosed that Joy died of acute cocaine poison, and also suffered cardiogenic shock secondary to diffusion before she died.

You will recall that her mother had petitioned the federal government, the police and Inspector General to investigate the death of her daughter and bring Alhaji Adamu to justice.

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Finally, the police have concluded arrangements to prosecute the suspected killer.

According to PUNCH, addressing journalists at the Force headquarters on Thursday in Abuja, the police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, said the force had concluded the investigation into the murder, stressing that justice would be served.

He said:

“I want to assure you that what the police have done is a very thorough job that can stand the test of trial in court against the accused person. As I speak, the accused person is still in police custody and that is very important to everyone to ensure that justice is done.”

Moshood, however, failed to parade the suspect contrary to the usual practice.

He stated that another autopsy had been carried out on the deceased, noting that the first one was inconclusive hence the need for a fresh autopsy report.

According to him, the second autopsy carried out by a police pathologist, Dr. Wilson Akhinwu indicated that ‘Joy died from carbon monoxide poisoning from generator fumes, which was contributed to by a pre-existing cardiomyopathy.’

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He added that the case file would be sent to Federal Director of public prosecution for legal advice and further action by the police investigation teams.

Jimoh argued that the report did not exonerate the suspect, noting that on the basis of the latest autopsy report, the criminal case against the prime suspect would proceed.

He said:

“The issue of murder is a capital offence which cannot be compromised at any level? It has to go to court. I want to say that we did not reject the first autopsy report. The first autopsy report was not conclusive. The report of the second autopsy is not exonerating the suspect and that is what is important. We should disabuse our mind with any conflicting view whether the police is out to exonerate the principal suspect in this regard,” he said.

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