The Lagos State Police Command yesterday, December 6, 2021, interrogated three students suspected to have been involved in the alleged torture of the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos State.
Sylvester died of complications last week as a result of injuries sustained from an attack by a group of five senior students for allegedly refusing to join a cult group in the school.
According to a report by Vanguard, the students were invited by the Divisional Police Officer DPO of Maroko Police Station and later taken to the SCID for questioning over Sylvester’s death.
The students, who were interrogated at the SCID, it was reported, were accompanied to the police station by their parents and lawyers.
Meanwhile, the father of the late student has called on the school authorities to tell the truth concerning the circumstances surrounding his son’s death.
Sylvester Oromoni, who was speaking in Warri, Delta State, said the closure of the school by the Lagos State government was the first step, adding that the death of their son should bring an end to ugly situations in schools that could cause more lives of innocent children.
In his words, “My son was very close to me. He was my last child. He was also like a teacher to me. He would correct my grammar sometimes when I made mistakes in spelling or even spoken English.
“He was very brilliant. He would spend most times with me whenever I was at home and he was on holiday.
“I have stopped talking about the painful incident because whenever I do, it weighs me down. It is affecting me.
“I heard the school has been shut down. It is a good one and welcome development. Justice for my son is what we want. Let the school tell Nigerians the truth.
“This incident should serve a lesson to failed parents that they cannot unleash their monsters on innocent children in boarding schools. The children behind this act, no matter their ages, should face the law. If they are minors, they should be sent to rehabs before the full glare of cameras as lessons for their failed parents.”
The Street Journal earlier reported that the family has petitioned the Chief Coroner of Lagos State and demanded an inquest into the death of the student.
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