Obafunwa John Oladapo, Faduyile Francis Adedayo, Soyemi Sunday Sokunle, Eze Uwom Okereke, Nwana Edmund J C, Odesanmi William Olufemi
Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2015 Jan-Feb;56(1):1-5. doi: 10.4103/0300-1652.149162.
This paper is to establish the present state of things in the country in terms of legal framework and the availability of personnel with a view to presenting an overview of proper mass disaster investigations. This is a retrospective review of mass disasters in Nigeria that occurred within the last 20 years. The study therefore reviews the state of the forensic investigation of the mass disasters as well as the efforts made to identify the victims of the disaster. The process of proper forensic investigation from the stage of evaluation of the scene and recovery process to the final identification of victims are presented to serve as a protocol for the country. The assessment of the present state of preparedness in Nigeria is also examined with a view to improving the practice to international standards. Data were retrieved from official documents from the aviation industry as well as Nigeria news reports. The standard protocols for disaster victim identification were retrieved from the guide released by the INTERPOL. The state of preparedness of the country and recommendations for improvement are presented. The Federal government and the states of the federation should without further delay put in place the process of reviewing the law of Coroner's system and provide the enabling environment for the proper forensic investigation. The training curriculum of the first responders should incorporate mass disaster investigations in order to produce efficient officers and personnel. A functional disaster victim identification (DVI) team is strongly advocated to incorporate different professionals involved in mass disaster management.
本文旨在从法律框架和人员配备方面确定该国的现状，以便对适当的大规模灾难调查进行概述。这是对尼日利亚过去20年内发生的大规模灾难的回顾性研究。因此，该研究回顾了大规模灾难的法医调查状况以及为识别灾难受害者所做的努力。介绍了从现场评估和恢复过程到受害者最终识别的适当法医调查过程，作为该国的一个规程。还审查了尼日利亚目前的准备状态评估，以期将做法提升到国际标准。数据从航空业官方文件以及尼日利亚新闻报道中获取。灾难受害者识别的标准规程从国际刑警组织发布的指南中获取。介绍了该国的准备状态及改进建议。联邦政府和联邦各州应立即着手审查验尸官制度法的程序，并为适当的法医调查提供有利环境。第一响应者的培训课程应纳入大规模灾难调查内容，以便培养高效的官员和人员。强烈主张设立一个职能性的灾难受害者识别（DVI）小组，纳入参与大规模灾难管理的不同专业人员。
