THE Lagos State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Bureau, SCIIB, Panti, Yaba, yesterday, invited four more students of Dowen College for questioning over their involvement in the death of Sylvester Oromoni, the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, allegedly beaten to death by some of his mates.
Vanguard gathered that the Police obtained a court order to detain the arrested suspects pending when investigations into the matter is concluded.
Similarly, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu affirmed that three students of the College are currently assisting the police in their investigation.
Oromoni, Jnr died of complications last week as a result of injuries sustained from an attack by a group of five senior colleagues for allegedly refusing to join a cult group in the school.
Meanwhile, members of the House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the Inspector-General of Police to take over the investigation into the death of Dowen College Student, Sylvester Oromoni and place the suspects on the no-fly list.
This came as the Chief Coroner has fixed December 15 for a meeting on the inquest into the death of Sylvester Oromoni.
Similarly, the parents of students in the school held a virtual meeting during which some demands were made and the decision to hold a candlelight procession was taken.
4 more students interrogated
Vanguard reliably gathered the four students were invited to the SCIIB, Panti for questioning over their involvement in Sylvester’s death.
Recall that three students of the college were interrogated on Monday by the Police over Sylvester’s death making the total number seven.
The students, who were interrogated at the SCIIB, Vanguard gathered, were accompanied to the police station by their parents and lawyers.
A Police source told Vanguard that the Police sought a Magistrate Court 1 in Yaba order to further detain the suspects pending further investigations.
Vanguard was informed that the suspects were taken to the Command Headquarters in Ikeja where they were interrogated by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu after which, they were taken to Court 1, Yaba where the court order to detain them was granted.
With the court order, Vanguard learned that as soon as the investigation is concluded, the suspects will be taken to the Juvenile Department for the next line of action.
Though it was difficult to get a hint of the true identities of the suspects and their statements, Police sources said they are were at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Bureau SCIIB, Panti, Yaba, where they are currently under intense interrogation.
Police sources also disclosed to Vanguard that the seven suspects shockingly made similar statements denying their culpability in the offence.
A source, who spoke to Vanguard in confidence, said: “It was as if they were all lectured to make the same statement over the unfortunate incident.
“This is because of the glaring similarity in their choice of words and denial which they stated in their statement. Infact, sources said that they were saying that the victim fell sick and the school authorities called the parents in Warri after which they sent one of their cousins to pick him in school.
“Then, the cousin was said to have taken Sylvester to Ibadan only to call the school authorities a few days later to claim that his condition was deteriorating and was taking him to Warri where the parents reside.
“This, sources stated, fuelled claims by the suspects in their statements to the Police that the victims may have died of an unknown sickness.”
How the victim died — Sources
But more revelations have emerged about how Sylvester died in Warri, Delta State.
It was gathered that Sylvester fell ill while in school and the school management called his father’s attention to this.
The father, it was gathered, was said to be in Warri but he quickly sent his cousin to the school to check on the boy and furnish him with details.
On arrival at the school, the cousin was said to have taken the boy to Ibadan for medical attention.
Investigations revealed that while in Ibadan, the boy’s condition worsened, a situation that made the cousin transfer him to Warri for further medical attention.
3 students currently in police custody – Lagos CP
