The remains of the late student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, have been released to his family for burial after an autopsy was conducted to ascertain the cause of his death, Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed this through a WhatsApp message on Friday evening,
The report of the autopsy was, however, yet to be out as of the time of filing this report.
Adekunle in the brief message made available to Lagos Panorama said “Sylvester Oromoni: autopsy done. The result is being awaited. Corpse was released to the family for burial. Investigation ongoing” he concluded.
Lagos Panorama had earlier reported that the father of the deceased boarding student alleged that the Junior Secondary School 2 pupil died from the injuries sustained during an assault by five of his colleagues who wanted to initiate him into cultism but the school claimed he died after sustaining an injury during a football match.
The family had demanded a coroner inquest into the student’s death while the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had said that some students have been arrested for the alleged assault.
