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Dowen College Principal Weeps In Court While Testifying On Sylvester Oromoni’s Death

Tobias Sylvester
By Tobias Sylvester
Published: March 2, 2022
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Principal of Dowen College in Lagos, Adebisi Layiwola has testified before an Ikeja Coroner’s Court seeking to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni Junior.

Dowen College Principal Weeps In Court While Testifying On Sylvester Oromoni’s Death

Sylvester Oromoni Case

KanyiDaily recalls that Sylvester Oromoni had died on November 30, 2021, from injuries alleged to be sustained in an attack by five senior students of Dowen College for allegedly refusing to join a cult.

But Dowen College had dismissed the claims and alleged that the boy sustained injuries while playing football with his colleagues in school.

Amidst the controversy surrounding the boy’s death, two autopsies were carried out on the deceased — one by the Delta police and the second by the force’s Lagos command.

The first autopsy had revealed that Oromoni died of “acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication,” while the second autopsy established that the boy died naturally — and not by chemical poison.

The case had been before a magistrate court in Epe, Lagos where a coroner was examining the cause of death but was subsequently transferred to the Ikeja high court.

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Dowen College Principal Testify Before Court

On Tuesday, March 1, Dowen College Principal, Adebisi Layiwola wept in court while narrating how the death of a 12-year-old student was relayed to her.

The Coroner, Mikhail Kadiri, was forced to stand down proceedings for 10 minutes to enable the principal to pull herself together.

Layiwola said that she got the news of the student’s death while in the process of investigating an allegation that the deceased was bullied by some senior students.

He said, “When the uncle received a call from the sister of the deceased in my presence, that the deceased’s case had taken a bad turn. It was not long, he received another call that the boy had passed on.”

At this point in her testimony, the Dowen College principal broke down in tears and the coroner ordered a 10-minute break.

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Earlier, Layiwola, who has been the principal of the school for four years, told the court during cross-examination by counsel to the Oromoni family, Femi Falana (SAN), that there was no cult in the school.

She said, “On the cult allegation, there is no cult in the school. In October, I was informed that the deceased was told to describe the nudity of his sister by some students.

“We called the students who were involved but we did not really talk to them about being in a cult. We spoke to them on the issue of bullying.

“On the issue of private part description, we set up a panel to investigate and make a recommendation.

“Due to the sensitive nature of the case, the boy in question was given an internal suspension, internal work for two weeks. He was made to apologise to the sister and the deceased. He also went for counselling,” she added.

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Falana asked if the witness asked the students whether they gave the deceased a substance to drink. She said: “I did not ask them.”

“Would you be surprised that a black substance was found in the deceased body?” Falana asked.

The witness responded: “I would not be surprised because I am not a pathologist.”

Falana further enquired if the witness was aware that some parents had withdrawn their children from the school because of bullying allegations.

“No. I cannot remember,” she said.

Falana also asked Layiwola if she was aware that a parent came to Maroko Police Station to complain that her son was bullied.

Responding, she said: “Yes it is true. The boy has been withdrawn after Sylvester’s case, and the boy that bullied him was expelled after the death of the deceased.”

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The witness also testified that she did not see the deceased until November 23, 2021, adding that the condition of his health necessitated his admission at the school’s sick bay, with medical personnel treating him.

“The medical doctor told me the deceased had pain in the hip. I was not in school on November 21 and 22, 2021. As a principal I work with different competent people.

“I did not see the deceased on those two days because I was not given a report on him immediately and his case was not critical,” she said.

Following Layiwola’s evidence, counsel to Dowen College, Anthony Kpokpo, informed the court that the principal was the last witness from the school.

The coroner adjourned proceedings until March 7 for continuation of hearing.

KanyiDaily recalls that during the previous trial, a policeman had revealed that some Dowen College parents hindered the investigation into Sylvester Oromoni’s death.

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