…Commiserates With Sylvester’s Parents
The Lagos State government has ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, pending the outcome of an investigation into the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a student of the school.
The state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, announced the closure after a meeting with the school’s management and staff on Friday.
While calling for calm among stakeholders, Mrs. Adefisayo, stressed that no effort will be spared in getting to the root of the incident.
In a related development, the Lagos State government has commiserated with the parents of Master Oromoni Jnr, the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, who died recently.
Speaking on the incident, the state Commissioner for Education, Mrs Adefisayo, said that the incident is very shocking and the state is indeed sad about the loss of the promising youth.
The commissioner stated that a delegation of top-level management staff of relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs and the Police, has visited the school on a fact-finding mission.
According to her, preliminary investigations revealed that the late Sylvester Oromoni was indeed enrolled as a student of Dowen College in its boarding facility and had been treated by the school’s medical personnel before the school requested that the parents take him away for further care.
She said, “The state government is in touch with the parents at this difficult time. We reassure the family of the late Sylvester Oromoni and Lagosians at large that efforts are being made to unravel the circumstances leading to his demise, even as we reiterate the government’s commitment to Child Protection and Safety in the state.”
