More revelations have been made in the Coroner’s Inquest into the controversial death of Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni. A medical doctor, Aghogho Owhojede, has told the Inquest that the twelve-year-old victim was not taken to hospital for treatment, but to a church. Owhojede made the revelation while responding to questions by lawyers of two students who…
The lawyer for the family of late Sylvester Oromoni has raised questions on the autopsy reports conducted in Lagos and Delta states. Femi Falana, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, also picked holes in the advice of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution. Falana said there was no substantive Director of Public Prosecution in Lagos…
The Lagos State Police Command says it is no longer treating the death of Sylvester Oromoni as a criminal matter following autopsy reports that ruled that he died of natural causes. The outgoing Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu said that findings from the post mortem and toxicology report conducted in Delta and Lagos state revealed…
The stage has been set for a coroner’s inquest into the death of Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, as the investigation of the incident continues. The move is in response to a request by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, to the Chief Coroner of Lagos, Justice Mojisola Dada, on behalf of the Oromoni Family. The Coroner of…
Leading human rights lawyer, FEMI FALANA, has disagreed with the decision on the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution on the death of fourteen-year-old Dowen College student, SYLVESTER OROMONI Junior. FALANA, who is the lawyer for the family of late OROMONI, alleged that the DPP’s report is an attempt to cover up the matter. The Senior Advocate…
Five students and five workers of Dowen College have been cleared over the death of twelve-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni. The students are Favour Benjamin, Micheal Kashamu, Edward Begue, Ansel Temile, and Kenneth Inyang, who are between fifteen and sixteen years. The students were also cleared the allegation of belonging to unlawful society due to insufficient facts to…