Falana writes Lagos State, demands inquest into Sylvester Oromoni’s death

Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has written the Lagos State government asking for an inquest into the circumstances leading to the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., a student of Dowen College, Lekki.

This comes as RELIABLESOURCENG.COM gathered that the family of late 12-year-old school boy has hired the law firm of Falana, to prosecute the case against Dowen, over the tragic death of their son.

In the letter dated December 6, 2021, and signed by Taiwo Olawale, the Falana chambers asked the office of the Lagos State Chief Coroner, for “Inquest into the Tragic Death of Sylvester Oromoni killed at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos”.

The letter 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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It read in part: “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.”