The New Africa Magazine/ Dr Filomena Mathins

How 12-year-old Sylvester
Oromoni Dowen College student
was allegedly murdered in Lagos.
Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-yearold
student of Dowen
College, located in Lekki area
of Lagos State, was allegedly
murdered by some cult
groups.
The deceased was said to have been
assaulted by some cult groups, who he
identified before his death, as students
of the college for refusing to join the
fraternity.
He was admitted in a Lagos hospital
following the attack and confirmed dead
shortly after.
A relation of the deceased, Perrison
Oromoni, revealed that the 12-yearold
passed away after a series of tests
and x-rays indicated that he sustained
internal injuries from severe beating. But
Dowen College, who reached out to the
family, said his injuries were sustained
while playing football.
Perrison further stated that it was
confirmed that he was being bullied and
beaten up, causing internal damages.
“Before his passing, Sylvester, the
deceased, said they had been pressuring
him to join a cult group.. He said they
were going to kill him if he talked.”
In a screenshot shared on his blogging
site, Perrison said the late Sylvester
mentioned a few names of the students,
who pressured him to join their cult
group before he died. According to
a media report, a representative of
Dowen College, Ayomide Falona, has
said investigations have begun into
the matter while refuting the claims of
assault.
When the Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), Adekunle
Ajisebutu, was contacted, he said he had
not been briefed.
Condemning the act, Nigerians on
Twitter have called on security agencies
to look into the situation while urging
parents to monitor their wards who are
boarders.