Sylvester Oromoni, Snr, father of the late 12-year-old Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, has insisted that the deceased was bullied and violently harassed by five senior students of the school.This is as the school management has pledged its commitment to unravel the mystery surrounding the unfortunate death of the late student.The father, who spoke with emotion, also accused the school of not asking after the student even after he was taken to the hospital by the family.
In the new statement, the school said its first step taken in conjunction with the state’s education ministry was the immediate closure of the school to aid in the investigation. “This is a traumatic experience. Every child is valued at Dowen College and their health and well-being is of the utmost priority to the school,” the release noted.On Wednesday, the late Master Oromoni’s ‘cousin’- Perrison Oromoni, had taken to social media to call out the names of some students of the school whom he accused of being responsible for the harassment and the eventual death of the junior secondary school student.
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