“This is just a tactic to justify the reopening of the school, they have not shown us the autopsy result” – Sylvester Oromoni’s sister speaks after the Lagos State govt said autopsies showed Sylvester died a natural death

Anabelle Oromoni, the sister of Sylvester Oromoni, a Dowen College student who died last year, has reacted to the Lagos State government’s report on her late brother’s autopsy results saying he died a natural death.

Sylvester’s family had said he was beaten up by older students and given a substance to drink. Sylvester named 5 of the boys who allegedly assaulted him. However, the Lagos State Government later cleared the five students and five employees of Dowen College accused of complicity in the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni. The state cleared them as well as the school following the Legal Advice of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi.

Speaking during a radio interview on Nigerian Info, Sylvester’s sister, Anabelle said the claim that her brother died a natural death is simply a tactic to justify the reopening of the school. She added that in Nigeria, “there is always power play involved”. When Asked whether the family has seen the toxicology report that shows sylvester died a natural death, she said its been word of mouth and the government and police have refused to show them the report. She said: “They haven’t shown us anything. We’ve been asking them to show us.”