The Oromoni family has hired foremost human rights lawyer, Femi Falana to help with an inquest into the death of their son, Sylvester.
This comes after the family petitioned the Nigeria Police Force over the death of the 12-year-old student who is alleged to have been killed by members a cult gang in Dowen College.
The lawyer has immediately written to the office of the Lagos State Chief Coroner requesting an inquest into the circumstances leading to the child’s death.
In various interviews, father of the deceased insisted that his son was tortured to death by senior boys in a bid to force him into their cult.
He also lamented the attitude of the school to the incident saying that no member of the school management had reached out to him.
Femi Falana’s letter to the Chief Coroner, High Court of Lagos State is dated December 6, 2021 and signed by Taiwo Olawale.
Titled, “Request for Inquest into the Tragic Death of Sylvester Oromoni killed at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos,” the letter noted in part that:
“Given the needless death of Sylvester Oromoni, we are compelled to request you to use your good office 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 death in a violent, unnatural or suspicious situation.
“We hereby request your lordship to conduct an inquest into the circumstances surrounding this tragic death and we are confident that your lordship will accede to our request with utmost urgency.”
Femi Falana, (SAN) is a Nigerian lawyer and Human right activist. He is also the father to Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz,
Femi Falana is a renowned activist constantly fighting for human rights.
He is well known for opposing oppression, from successive military authorities.
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