Family wants coroner inquest on Omoroni’s death at Dowen College

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Family demands Coroner Inquest into Sylvester Omoroni's death
The Late Omoroni Sylvester of Dowen College

Admin l Tuesday, December 07, 2021

LEKKI, Lagos, Nigeria – A coroner inquest on the death of Sylvester Omoroni, the 12-year old student of Dowen College, Lekki has been demanded by the family. Sylvester Omoroni reportedly died following internal bleeding sustained by a gang of bullies who are students of the school.

Sylvester’s family made  request through their Lawyer, Fẹmi Falana (SAN) ìn a letter dated December 6, 2021 sent to Chief Coroner of Lagos State, Justice Mojisola Dada.

His assailants allegedly demanded that Sylvester Omoroni must join their cult.  Falana said he has been briefed by Sylvester’s family. Falana  in the letter  said the circumstances leading to the death of the boy demands that the inquest be conducted.

The letter was signed by Taiwo Olawanle, a lawyer in Falana’s law firm.

 “We are a firm of legal practitioners committed to the defence of human rights, rule of law and public accountability in Nigeria.

“We have been briefed by the family of the late Sylvester Oromoni, a student of  Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who died from injuries he allegedly sustained from the beating by his colleagues that wanted him to join their secret cult group.

“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 which provides 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 circumstances surrounding this tragic death at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State and we are confident that Your Lordship will accede to our request with utmost urgency.”

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