Human Rights lawyer and activist Femi Falana has been hired by the family of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, to prosecute the case over the unfortunate death of their son.
In the letter dated December 6, 2021 and signed by Taiwo Olawale, the lawyers have written to the office of Lagos State’s chief coroner requesting an inquest into the circumstances leading to the death of his client’s child.
The letter titled “Request for Inquest into the Tragic Death of Sylvester Oromoni killed at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos,” noted that based on the briefings by the family, the late student died as a result of injuries allegedly inflicted on him by his seniors at the school.”
The letter in part reads;
“Given the needless death of Sylvester Oromoni, we are compelled to request you to use your good offices to cause a coroner’s inquest to be conducted into the cause of death of this young and promising boy and make appropriate recommendations pursuant to Section 15 of the Lagos State Coroner’s Law 2007 that states that an inquest shall hold whenever a coroner is informed that the death of a deceased person within his coroner district is as a result of a death in a violent, unnatural or suspicious situation.
We hereby request your lordship to conduct an inquest into the circumstance surrounding this tragic death and we are confident that your lordship will accede to our request with utmost urgency.”
Recall that young Sylvester died after sustaining injuries from beating and bullying by the senior students of the school, though the school management has stated that he sustained the injuries while playing football.
However, the Lagos State Government have sealed the school while operatives of the Lagos State Police Command was stationed outside the school.
In a mail sent up to students, the management moved its studies to online while stating that it will help the Police in fishing out suspects even though suspects were allegedly taken home by their parents.
