The Lagos State Government has stated that Dowen College will not be joining other schools to resume on the 4th of January.
They said the school will remain closed until investigation into the alleged murder of the 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni has reached an advanced stage.
Oromoni died on the 30th of November, 2021 after he was alleged tortured, brutalised and given a liquid chemical to drink by senior boys in the school.
Ganiu Lawal, an assistant director in charge of the public affairs unit, Ministry of Education confirmed to Premium Times that the school would only join others to resume after the investigation into Oromoni’s alleged murder had reached an advanced stage.
He said: “But I can assure you that very soon the issue will be resolved, but they are not resuming tomorrow.”
The State Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo released a statement on Monday, November 3 stating that bullying, cultism, and other vices would not be tolerated in any part of the school.
The statement reads: “Devise appropriate strategies to advance teacher, student interaction in order to gain an insight and expose negative tendencies before they metamorphose into unfortunate situations. Adequate monitoring, especially as it affects boarding school students should be enforced to prevent the incidence of bullying and all other vices,”
Dowen College is a co-education college located in Lekki, a suburb of Lagos.
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