Warn of consequences
Leaders of the Ijaw community in Lagos have requested a swift judicial decision in the matter of Sylvester Oromoni, a former student of Dowen College in Lagos.
The tragic occurrence was more of a moral matter than a legal one, according to Mr. Regent Youmor, Coordinator and Ex-President, Ijaw Community in Lagos, who spoke to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday.
Youmor said that the Ijaw community needed a quick court decision so they could bury Sylvester Oromoni.
He claimed that keeping a young man’s body unburied for a year was against Ijaw culture and tradition.
He claimed that burying the body was the proper action to ensure that the deceased’s soul might rest in peace.
Nov. 30, 2021 marked Oromoni’s passing.
His family claims that he was attacked by five senior Dowen College students and suffered injuries in the attack before passing away as a result of his refusal to join a cult.
The boy’s family also claims that his assailants made him consume something.
However, a report from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) that was released on January 4 refuted the accusations.
An autopsy determined that the student died from acute bacterial pneumonia brought on by severe sepsis, according to the report.
Youmor said, “The case is a sensitive case involving a corpse that is yet to be buried.
