Dowen College: Family of Late Sylvester Oromoni hires Femi Falana to handle the case of Late Sylvester death

The Family of Late 12-year-old boy, Slyvester Oromoni has hired Human Right Lawyer and activist, Femi Falana to prosecute the case against Dowen college over the death of their son.

In a Letter dated December 6,2021 and Signed by Taiwo Olawale the lawyers have written to the office of Lagos State’s chief coroner requesting an inquest into the circumstances leading to the death of his client’s child.

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In the Title of the letter it says, “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.”


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“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 we are confident that your lordship will accede to our request with utmost urgency.”

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