Lagos State Chief Coroner, Justice Mojisola Dada, has fixed January 15, 2022, for the commencement of inquest into the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni.
Gatekeepers News reports that Dada has fixed January 15, 2022, for the commencement of inquest into the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni.
Oromoni, the 12-year-old, died in November 2021. He was alleged to have been attacked by five of his senior colleagues for refusing to join a cult.
Senior lawyer, Femi Falana, had called for a coroner’s inquest into the circumstances surrounding Oromoni’s death.
In response, Dada, in a letter through the Coroner of Epe District, Mikail Kadiri, dated January 4, titled: ‘Request for Inquest into the Tragic Death of Sylvester Oromoni killed at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos’, reminded the lawyer to file and serve depositions of all witnesses he intended to call at the inquest and forward a list of persons needed to be summoned by the court.
The letter read in part: “I have the directive of the Chief Coroner Lagos State, Justice M. A. Dada, to remind you that the inquest into the death of Sylvester Oromoni will commence on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the Magistrate Court No 4, Epe District, at 9 am prompt. The hearing shall be in open court.
“You are further reminded to file and serve depositions of all witnesses you intend to call at the inquest and forward a list of persons whom in your opinion, need to be summoned by the court.”
