There is no evidence to establish that 12-year-old Sylvester
Oromoni (Junior), a pupil of the Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, was forced to
join cult or bullied to death, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem
Odumosu has said.
The CP stated this at a press conference on Friday while
giving update on the investigation into the cause of the death of the late
student.
Odumosu said, “At the end of diligent investigation carried
out so far, there is no evidence to establish a case of torture, bullying and
forceful application of poisonous substance against the suspects. All the
suspects denied the allegations of torture, bullying and administering of
poisonous substance to the deceased. Allegation that the deceased was being
forced to join a cult group was also not established as other students
interviewed denied this.”
Sylvester’s died under controversial circumstances in
November 2021 and his death went viral following a social media post by his
cousin, Perry Oromoni, who alleged that some senior pupils of the school beat
him up in his hostel because he refused to join a cult.
But the school denied the claim, stating that the boy
complained of leg pains following an injury he sustained while playing
football.
The state government ordered the indefinite closure of the
school pending the outcome of an investigation into the matter.
Five students and five employees of the school were arrested
by the police.
However, legal advice by the Directorate of Public
Prosecutions, Adetutu Oshinusi, cleared the suspects.
But the Oromoni’s lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and the father
of the deceased student, Sylvester Oromoni Snr, noted that the acquittal of the
suspects was to pave way for the reopening of the college, whilst insisting on
the coroner inquest into the death of the schoolboy.
The coroner’s inquest into the death of Sylvester would
commence on January 15, 2022.
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