The death of a 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni, of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, sparked outrage online when it was learned that he was allegedly bullied and beaten to death by other students at the boarding school.
A viral video shared by the family has shown how Sylvester was writhing in pain while bleeding from his mouth. His lips appeared swollen and his teeth looked broken.
The deceased, according to one of his relatives, mentioned the names of five persons, whom he said were allegedly responsible for his injuries before he finally died on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
Dowen College school’s authorities, in its response the student’s death, claimed in a statement that the deceased sustained injuries while playing football and was given immediate medical attention by the school’s resident nurse.
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The school denied that Sylvester had been bullied or attacked by some students in the school and said it had carried out a preliminary investigation, where its officials claimed that there was no case of bullying; adding that it has policies that are strongly anti-cultism.
The deceased, according to his parents in media reports had also alleged that he was given a substance to drink by the ‘bullies’.
The efforts by the school’s administrators are not enough and authorities are silent. Investigations must be done to discover what really happened to Sylvester.
Justice must be served and seen to be served for 12 year old Sylvester and his family.
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