Says Dowen not covering up anything
Admin l Saturday, January 08, 2022
LAGOS, Nigeria – Dowen College which has been in the news following the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of the school on November 30th, 2021 has spoken for the first time.
Dowen College is appealing to aggrieved Nigerians bent on pushing false narration to desist since autopsies conducted by pathologists from two notable hospitals in Lagos and Delta State as well as police investigations have all vindicated the school.
To date, the autopsies revealed that there was neither bodily harm, nor intoxication, but that the young boy suffered and died of pre-existing health conditions that had not been treated.
Reporting on the autopsies, Commissioner of Police Lagos State stated that after carefully considering the facts available in the duplicate case file, more particularly the interim and final Autopsy Reports issued by Lagos State University Teaching Hospital dated 21t and 31 December 2021 respectively, Report of Medical Practitioner issued by Central Hospital Warri dated 30th December 2021 and Toxicology Report of Post Mortem samples dated 24th December, 2021 carried out on Late Sylvester Oromoni “Deceased” which revealed the cause of death as Septicaemia, Lobar Pneumonia with Acute Pyelonephritis, Pyomyositis of the right ankle and Acute Bacteria Pneumonia due to severe sepsis, his office is of the view that there is no prima facie case of Murder, Involuntary Manslaughter and or Malicious Administering of Poison with Intent to Harm.
The autopsy report was the work of seven of the leading Pathologists in Nigeria, including one representing the Oromoni family from Delta State, which shows that Sylvester had several chronic pre-existing health conditions.
“These health conditions cannot be fabricated or doctored. If there were contributory injuries from any bodily harm they would have been presented and stated. Dowen College is not covering up anything for any student or family”, the school said.
In stating facts of the case, Dowen College noted that the only injury brought to the notice of the school was the fall while playing football over the weekend as narrated by his friends, roommates and classmates and later investigated by the police.
“Two of the boys mentioned are day students with no connections to the hostel. A third boy mentioned was a regular weekly boarder who went home each weekend for home tutoring. He was not in the hostel over the weekend.
“ Sylvester did not leave with any visible body injuries from the school contrary to what was showcased on social media. Had that been the case we know the guardian would have raised an alarm when he came to pick him up and the parents would have called the school immediately to complain.
“No issue was raised about his health until seven days after he was collected from school. A follow up call to the family while he was at home revealed his leg was being massaged, nothing else”, the school noted, adding that it remained a faith-based school with a good academic record and values.
“Dowen College is a school that thrives on giving back through scholarships. We have over 10% of our students on various scholarships covering 100% full tuition and boarding scholarships. As many students as meet up with merit standards each year enjoy full tuition scholarships. Therefore, rewarding excellence is the focus”, it added.
