Lagos Govt orders indefinite closure of Dowen College over brutal death of student
Lagos Government has directed the indefinite closure of Dowen College, in Lekki , pending the outcome of an investigation into the harrowing death of a 12-year-old student of the institution, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr.
Lagos Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo who announced the closure after a meeting with the School Management and Staff, however, called for calm, saying no effort would be spared in getting to the root of the incident.
The late Sylvester Oromoni, reportedly died from injuries sustained at the hands of fellow students who allegedly wanted him to join their secret cult group.
However, reacting to the incident, the management of Dowen College claimed the report of bullying is “social media tales”.
“It came as no small shock to us to read wild social media tales that he was beaten by some students and that he specifically mentioned some names.
“We immediately commenced investigations and invited the students allegedly mentioned for interview.
“His guardian was also present during the interviews, which revealed that nothing of such happened.
“The whole incident was strange and unbelievable because: The school has effective anti-bullying policies and consequences are well spelled out to all the students.
“The preliminary investigation showed that there was no fighting, bullying, or any form of attack on the boy.
“He made no such reports, neither to his sister who is also a student or any other students, prefects, house parents, medical staff, or any of the management staff.
“The school has two regular nurses and a qualified medical doctor that promptly attends to students’ medical needs.
“The resident doctor followed the laid down procedure by inviting his mother to take him home for further treatment after initial treatment by the school’s medical staff.”
