By Ayodele Oni
Following insistence by family members that the late Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo was murdered, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ondo State, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, has invoked the Ondo State Coroner’s Law, to probe his death.
Family claimed that the deceased was poisoned by his assailants.
Ajulo has. therefore, urged the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olusegun Odusola, to assign a Coroner to inquire into the death of Mr. Ezekiel Imole Adeniran, the late university Registrar.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Judge, Dr. Ajulo stated that reports indicated Mr. Adeniran died under questionable circumstances on or about July 17, 2025.
He stressed that, in the public interest, a formal coroner’s inquest is necessary to ascertain the cause and manner of death, and to determine if any individual may bear criminal responsibility.
Dr. Ajulo stated that the inquest would be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Coroners Law of Ondo State, and requested that a magistrate within the appropriate jurisdiction be assigned to serve as coroner.
He added that “Following briefing and information at my disposal, I believe that in the public interest, a formal inquiry in the form of a coroner’s inquest is warranted.”
Acting on the request, the Chief Judge, has appointed Dr. Dickson Ogunfuyi, a Chief Magistrate and Head of the Ondo State Multi-Door Court, to serve as the coroner.
The request comes amid growing controversy over claims that Mr. Adeniran took his own life by purchasing and drinking poison, following a white paper that indicted him and recommended his dismissal.
However, his family insisted that he was forced to drink the poison by unknown assailants.
The Attorney General stressed that the inquest would be conducted with full transparency and adherence to due process.
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