The Coroner Inquest sitting in Ogba Magistrate Court examining the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior Oromoni, has attributed his death to his parents’ and doctor’s negligence.
The Coroner Magistrate, Mikhail Kadiri, held that Oromoni died as a result of failed treatment for his enlarged liver.
Oromoni died on November 30, 2021.
His death was attributed to bully and an alleged poisonous substance he was forced to drink in the school.
He was said to have mentioned that he was beaten up by five senior students of Dowen College whose names were Favour Benjamin, 16, Edward Begue (16), Ansel Temile (14) Kenneth Inyang and Micheal Kashamu, 16, son of late Senator, Buruji Kashamu, before he died.
The incident led to the indefinite closure of the school despite denying the claim.
The school insisted that the boy complained of leg pain following an injury he sustained while playing football.
Meanwhile, the Lagos state Commissioner of Police ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident.
On January 5, 2022, the Lagos state government exonerated the five students and five employees of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who were accused of the death of Oromoni.
Two years later, Oromoni was laid to rest at the family’s compound at Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South-West local government area of Delta.
Kadiri said, “Based on the foregoing it is clear that the deceased health deteriorated in (doctor) PW 3’s care.
“PW 3, did not take proper care of the deceased, PW 3, completely abandoned the deceased for a period of more than 32 hours,” he said.(Premium Times)
