Education
Dowen College: Femi Falana On Behalf Of Family Demands Inquest
The family of the deceased 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, who died on account of bullying suffered in the hands of fellow students at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos has recruited human rights lawyer, Femi Falana to make their case against the school.
The lawyer has also promptly written the Lagos State Chief Coroner requesting an inquest into the death of the boy who died days short of his 12th birthday.
Femi Falana in a letter written on his behalf by Taiwo Olawale on the death of Sylvester Oromoni dated December 6, 2021 and 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 Dowen College: Sylvester Oromoni’s family hire Femi Falana over his death are confident that your lordship will accede to our request with utmost urgency.”
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