Femi Falana (SAN), the favored Nigerian human rights lawyer, has stated that the authorized recommendation issued by the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution, Adetutu Osinusi, exonerating the workers and 5 college students of Dowen Faculty arrested over the demise of an 11-year-old scholar of the varsity, Sylvester Oromoni, was hasty.
It earlier been reported that the DPP in its authorized recommendation despatched to the police and the court docket making an attempt the case of Oromoni's demise, said that the 2 autopsies performed on the physique of the deceased failed to determine a case of homicide and {that a} last post-mortem report issued by the Lagos State College Educating Hospital and toxicology report of autopsy samples established the reason for demise as Septicaemia, Lobar Pneumonia with Acute Pyelonephritis, Pyomyositis of the appropriate ankle and Acute Micro organism Pneumonia attributable to extreme Sepsis and that no dangerous substance was present in late Oromoni's physique.
The state authorities, subsequently, concluded that based mostly on the findings, there was no prima facie case of homicide, involuntary manslaughter and or malicious administering of poison with intent to hurt towards the suspects together with Favour Benjamin (16), Micheal Kashamu (15), Edward Begue (16), Ansel Temile (14) and Kenneth Inyang (15).
Reacting to this growth, Falana who's the counsel to the Oromoni household, stated the authorized recommendation had not laid to relaxation allegations of homicide levelled towards the suspects. He argued that the authorized recommendation was hasty owing to the truth that the Chief Coroner of Lagos State ordered that an inquest be performed into the circumstances surrounding the unnatural demise of Sylvester Oromoni.
The inquest which commenced earlier than the Coroner on December 16, 2021 has been adjourned to January 15, 2022 for additional listening to, Falana famous.
His assertion reads: "Our consideration has been drawn to the report issued by the workplace of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Lagos State dated January 4, 2022 which has purportedly cleared 5 college students and 5 staff of Dowen Faculty of any complicity within the demise of the 12-year outdated Sylvester Oromini Jr.
The inquest which commenced earlier than the Coroner on December 16, 2021 has been adjourned to January 15, 2022 for additional listening to."