President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lagos State, saying all those implicated in the murder case will not be spared.
For several days now, the nation has been gripped by the news of the tragic incident at Dowen College, in Lagos with morbid details constantly emerging of how our young son, Sylvester Oromoni (Junior) met his death.
According to a statement by Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the killing of Sylvester, saying that ‘one of our bright youngsters doing excellently in school, bringing joy to the family and if this incident is truly arising from bullying or cultism, the President assured that it must act as a trigger leading to a permanent solution to this recurring problem.
“I share the anger and grief up and down the country following this incident. On behalf of my family and I, and the government of the federation, I convey our heartfelt condolences to the Oromoni family, the government and the people of Lagos State and give the firm assurance that this incident will be thoroughly investigated and the appropriate punishment meted out to all those who are culpable.”
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President Buhari also urged the Police to continue the ongoing investigation until they get to the root of the matter in order for the law to take its course, assuring that justice will be done, no matter who is involved.
Recall that the Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had directed the Divisional Police Officer, Maroko, to immediately visit the school to carry out initial investigation into the incident.
In view of the seriousness of the case, the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, has also been directed to take over the case immediately.
A Twitter user @perrisonoromoni, who claimed to be a cousin, posted the death of 12-year-old Oromoni Jnr on Wednesday, Dec. 1.
According to @perrisonoromoni, the deceased was bullied and beaten by fellow students which led to his death.
However, Dowen College in a statement denied all allegations stating that Oromoni only complained of body pains from playing football.
Dowen College also directed students to take Friday, Dec. 3 off and resume on Monday, Dec. 6 following the incident and to also enable the students to study for their examinations.
@perrisonoromoni subsequently put out photos and video evidence, which showed the bruises on the deceased’s body.
The Lagos State Ministry of Education on Friday, Dec. 3, announced the indefinite closure of the college pending the outcome of investigation into the boy’s death.
