The Police in Lagos has said that 12-year-old student of Down College in Lekki, Sylvester Oromoni, died a natural death, and was not killed by poison or torture.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu said this while briefing reporters at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja on the investigations conducted into his death.
According to him, the final results of the post-mortem and toxicology examination conducted in Lagos and Delta indicated the cause of the death was natural.
He said this was the submission of Dr S. Soyemi, the consultant pathologist who led a team of pathologists to carry out the autopsy.
The Police Commissioner added that there was no evidence to establish a case of torture, bullying and forceful application of poisonous substance against the students and staff of the school arrested by the police.
The suspects denied the allegations of torture, bullying, and administering of poisonous substances to the deceased, Odumosu said.
He also said the allegation that the deceased was forced to join a cult group was also not established, as the students interviewed denied the claim.
This comes barely 48 hours after the Lagos State government cleared the students and employees of the school accused of complicity in the death of Sylvester.
Septicaemia, lobar pneumonia with acute pyelonephritis, pyomyositis of the right ankle and acute bacteria pneumonia, all due to severe sepsis led to the death of Sylvester, the Lagos State government said.
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