The law firm of Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has demanded a coroner’s inquest into the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos.

The firm, on Monday, wrote to the Chief Coroner of the Lagos High Court, demanding that it order an inquest into Oromoni’s death, according to The Cable.

The letter was signed by Taiwo Olawanle, a lawyer at the firm.

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“We have been briefed by the family of the late Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who died from injuries he allegedly sustained from the beating by his colleagues that wanted him to join their secret cult group,” the letter reads.

“Given the needless death of Sylvester Oromoni, we are compelled to request you to use your good offices to cause a coroner’s inquest to be conducted into the cause of death of this young and promising boy.

“And make appropriate recommendations pursuant to Section 15 of the Lagos State Coroner’s Law 2007 which provides that an inquest shall hold whenever a coroner is informed that the death of a deceased person within his coroner district is as a result of a death in a violent, unnatural or suspicious situation.

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“We hereby request Your Lordship to conduct an inquest into the circumstances surrounding this tragic death at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State, and we are confident that Your Lordship will accede to our request with utmost urgency.”

Oromoni passed away on November 29, days after allegedly suffering assault at the hands of seniors in his hostel.

The Lagos State Government sealed the college pending the outcome of an investigation into the strange death.