Dowen: Police advise displeased parties to consult coroner

The Lagos State Police Command has urged people who are unsatisfied with the autopsy report conducted on Sylvester Oromoni to demand that a coroner’s inquest be carried out on the body.

The command said the deceased 12-year-old student of Dowen College Lekki, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni, died of a natural cause contrary to reports that he died as a result of injuries he sustained following beatings he received from some students of Dowen College.   

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“At the end of diligent investigations carried out, so far, there is no evidence to establish a case of torture, bullying and forceful application of poisonous substance against the suspects. The final result of the post-mortem and toxicology examination conducted both in Warri and Lagos agreed that the deceased died a natural death,” the Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Hakeem Odumosu, said.    

The cause of the boy’s death has been a subject of controversy since December, 2021, when the incident occurred.