Bearely 48 hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwolu ordered the indefinite closure of Bowen College, Lekki, over the alleged murder of one of their students, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. by his school mate, the management of the school has resumed online classes.
Sanwolu on Friday ordered the school to be shut down pending the time investigations are concluded.
However, the school management in a mail sent to parents, stated that the school will be resuming all academic activities online.
It reads, “We wish to inform you that further to our meeting at the Ministry of Education, the school will be shutting down all physical activities till further notice. All learning will move online in the interest of safety and transparency.”
Meanwhile, the father of the deceased, Sylvester Oromoni Snr, has revealed result of the autopsy conducted on his son before he died.
The death of Oromoni Jnr has continued to generate reactions from concerned Nigerians, including celebrities and politicians with everyone demanding justice.
According to reports, Oromoni was said to have been bullied and beaten by fellow students and later died after sustaining injuries.
However, the school, in a statement on Friday, denied all allegations, insisting that the deceased only complained of hip pain after playing football.
But speaking with BBC Pidgin, the father of Oromoni claimed that a result of an autopsy conducted on his child revealed that his liver and other parts of the body systems were damaged.
According to him, before Oromoni gave up the ghost, he explained that the boys who allegedly bullied him, forced him to swallow a substance which affected his mouth, liver, and other parts of the body.
He said, “What my son told me before he died was that those five boys that he mentioned, walked into his hostel, they put off the light and other students were there.
“He said they were whipping him with belts until he fell from his bunk and they started stepping on him, at the end, they forced something into his mouth.
“We don’t know what they put in his mouth that he swallowed. Even the boy said he doesn’t know what it was but insisted that they put something into his mouth.
“We took him to hospital for x-ray and autopsy although the result was not released on time, but the scanning result revealed that my son’s liver was swollen. All parts of his system were damaged.
“If you watch the picture, you will understand that the way the mouth was pilling was not just ordinary, it is the chemical they forced him to swallow.
“He said those boys were five but he mentioned three of them. The school should bring those boys out and then tell us what actually happened. If my son was actually playing ball, it means he was not alone playing, they should bring the other players out.
“My son has paid the sacrifice to bring to the public what is happening in the school,” he divulged.
