Crime & Court

Oromoni junior: Three Dowen Students are currently in Police custody – CP Odumosu

Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that no fewer than three students of the Dowen College, Lekki are currently assisting the Command  in its investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni junior, a 12-year-old student of the college.

The  State commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said three of the five students mentioned by Sylvester before he died are already in custody and cooperating with the police in their findings.

Although, the Police chief did not give the identities of those in custody,  insisting that they are key suspects.

Odumosu explained that the Command is set to go for the post mortem of the body in Delta state to ascertain the cause of death.

He assured that police authorities in both Lagos and Delta State are keenly interested in the outcome of the investigation to unravel the mystery behind Sylvester’s death.

Meanwhile, the Oromoni family has hired the firm of a foremost human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, to prosecute its case against the institution over the death of their son.

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