Medical Laboratory Science Perspective of Forensic Medicine in Nigeria

Since 1980, Nigeria has been on the global crime map and crime rate in Nigeria has continued to
increase since, recently, the rise in crime rates and the sophistication with which these crimes are been
perpetrated have created a need for the study of forensic medicine as an alternative way of investigating
crimes. The Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies still rely mainly on eye witness testimonies,
circumstantial evidence, and confessions as a means of evidence which is ineffectual at best. The Use of
forensic medicine seeks to apply medical knowledge to the investigation of crime, especially in the
establishing the cause of injury or death. With the use of both primary and secondary data, this research
explores the Medical laboratory science Perspective of Forensic Medicine in Nigeria.