Adeniji said with the centre, cases of wrongful conviction of innocent persons and erroneous acquittal of criminals by the courts would be a thing of the past. He added that the inauguration of the DNA forensic centre, the first of its kind in Nigeria, would mark the end of an era when samples for criminal investigations were sent abroad for forensic testing and analysis. Adeniji said this on Tuesday at the first Lagos forensic symposium held at De Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja. The Attorney General, who gave an opening remark titled, ‘Imagine the possibilities,’ expressed confidence that the Lagos DNA forensic centre would raise the standard of the criminal justice administration in Lagos. He explained that the centre, being sited on Lagos Island, was set up in demonstration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s vision to rid Lagos State of criminalities. He said, “The lab is expected to be operation in the first quarter of next year. “It’s going to be world-class and the first by any state government in Nigeria. And what will it do? It’s going to help in investigation, it’s going to help in prosecution, it’s going to help in adjudication. “What it means is that our crimes will be solved faster; it will be more potent and it will lead to more precise investigation by the police. “Situations where wrongly accused people are convicted will be eliminated; situations where right people who have committed crimes are set free would be no more. So, it is good for Nigeria, it is good for Lagos, it shows that Lagos is a leader and Lagos will continue to be a leader in innovation and technology.” Adeniji said the state would, along the line, put some legislation in place to give legal backing to the activities of the centre so that lawyers would not frustrate it. The consultant, which set the DNA forensic centre up, ITSI–Bioscience, would run it for the first two years while training Nigerians that would take over its operation. The President & Chief Scientific Officer, ITSI–Bioscience, LLC, Dr. Richard Somiari, explained that the centre would provide “high-level DNA analyses currently possible in the world.”]]>