The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesome Wike has constituted a nine-man independent and investigative panel to probe the death of 33-year-old Greatness Tolulope Olorunfemi.
Olorunfemi was a victim of robbery popularly called “one chance,” in Abuja. She was stabbed and thrown out of a moving vehicle along the Maitama-Kubwa highway.
The panel comprises the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA), Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDDAN), Medical Women Association of Nigeria(MWAN), National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM); Association of Resident Doctors(ARD) and others.
The Minister expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased, while also expressing his unwavering commitment to assuring that the investigation would be conducted with the utmost transparency, integrity and professionalism.
An official statement by the office of the mandate secretary, Health Service & Environment Secretariat (FCT), Dr. Dolapo Fasawe and signed by the Assistant Director, Badiru Salisu Yakassi, said that the investigative panel would be inaugurated on Thursday by 10 am at the health and environment secretariat (new office, Abuja Property Development Company, area 11, behind aegis, FCT).
The Secretariat, while appreciating the patience and understanding of the people, also promised that the findings of the panel will be made available to the public as soon as it’s concluded.
Information gathered by The Nation revealed after the incident occurred, the victim was taken to the Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, where she was confirmed dead.
Until her death, Olorunfemi was the Assistant Secretary and Public Relations Officer of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM), Abuja Chapter. She was also a member of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) network.