Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The Chief Pathologist of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), John Obafunwa, on Saturday said the 99 bodies recovered during last year's protests against police brutality have not been properly identified because they are yet to carry out DNA test on them.

Mr Obafunwa, a professor of forensic pathology, spoke while testifying before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses and Other Matters.

His evidence came just before the panel announced it was adjourning indefinitely. No reason was stated for the decision.

He had, in July, submitted the autopsy reports on the bodies - recovered from across the state between October 19 and 24, 2020 - to the pan...