Government To Establish First DNA Forensic Lab To Track Rapist

   

The Lagos State government  has concluded plans to establish a DNA lab  which will take off in the next 6-12 months which will help in the investigation of domestic and sexual violence.
The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said this while addressing journalists at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa on Tuesday.


The lab, which would be called the Lagos State DNA Forensics Centre (LSDFC), when fully operational, would fulfill an un-met need for DNA profiling which he said was a unique forensic technique that was now being used all over the world.

The forensic centre facility, which would be driven by the Ministry of Justice with active support of the governor, would focus on DNA analysis to support the justice sector in diverse areas such as “collection and preserving reference and evidentiary DNA which can later be used in identifying criminals; decoding familial relationships of individuals which could also be a tool for the judicial system; and identifying victims and remains after natural and manmade calamities.” Kazeem said