The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa; Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Imo-Agege; and Ijaw Youth Council among others have reacted to the death of a student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr.
Using various platforms, the individuals and bodies condemned the “killing” of the student and demanded for justice.
Okowa, in a Facebook post on Saturday morning, wrote: “Last night, I spoke to Mr. Sylvester Oromoni, the father of the late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the Dowen College student who unfortunately died under very controversial and unclear circumstances.
“During the call, I expressed my agreement with the decision of the Lagos State Government to launch an investigation into the death of Sylvester, a native of Warri South LGA in Delta State.
“As a government that places priority on the lives of our citizens within and outside the state, we are determined to pursue this case to the end.
“The matter must be investigated, perpetrators apprehended, punished to serve as a very strong deterrence against future occurrences.”
Omo-Agege, in a statement on Saturday by his media aide, Yomi Odunuga, said: “The closure of the school will help children, who are back home, to share their experiences with their parents and guardians. They are in the safety of their homes where they fear no immediate reprisals of the revelations.
“The incident is one too many as it reminds us of how children in schools are subjected to dehumanising treatments, with some losing their lives in the process. My profound condolences to the Oromoni family and it is my prayer that God will give the family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
The IYC, in a statement on Saturday by its National Spokesman, Ebilade Ekerefe, also called on the Lagos State Government to suspend the operating licence of the college to serve as a deterrent to other schools.
It said: “They have shown evidence of a deliberate attempt to conceal murder. The fake story about the hip injury from a game of football shows in clear language that they are complicit in the crime.
“We also demand from the Lagos State Government and the Ministry of Education that the operating licence of the school be suspended to send a clear signal to careless institutions that place emphasis on their businesses to the utter exclusion of the lives of the future leaders in their care.”
The National Association of Delta Ijaw Students has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Lagos State Government and Dowen College to bring the alleged killers of Oromoni to book.
The group spoke on Saturday in a statement jointly signed by the NADIS President and Secretary, Ayigo Festus and Brisibe Godgift respectively.
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