Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a pastor of the Christ Apostolic Bible Church in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old chorister in his church. The police also arrested his wife for allegedly conniving with him by shutting the door on the victim during the act. The state Police Public […]
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A suspected ritualist, Abideen Raheem, has admitted exhuming a body, severing its head and selling it to a friend for N25,000. Raheem, 42, was among 43 suspects paraded by the Oyo State Police Command in Ibadan yesterday. Speaking with journalists, the suspect said he sold the body part to a friend who needed it for […]
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Five students of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos, who were arrested by the Police in connection to the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, have been remanded in a juvenile home. Oromoni Jnr. died of complications, last week, as a result of injuries sustained from an attack by a group of five senior colleagues for allegedly […]
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Police confirmed yesterday that five pupils and three housemasters of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos have been arrested over the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. Spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development in a statement, adding that investigation was ongoing. “I can confirm to you that five of the students involved are being held in custody and […]
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The Coroner, Epe District, Magistrate Mikail Kadiri, has fixed December 15 for a preliminary meeting over the death of Sylvester Oromoni. Sylvester was the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki whose death has continued to spark reaction and calls for an investigation into the circumstances that led to his death. The date for the preliminary […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that its officers were not involved in the cause of the crash along Ogunusi Road, Grammar School Bus Stop, Lagos State. A hit-and-run truck had crushed some pupils on Tuesday at the bus stop just as they closed from school around 2pm. Lagos State Police Command has since […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request for bail made by the detained founder of Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin. Adedoyin had, in an ex-parte motion, filed along with a fundamental rights enforcement suit prayed the court to admit him to bail pending the conclusion of investigation by the police […]
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The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, to take over the case of alleged torture and eventual death of a Junior Secondary School 2 pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, in Lagos State, Sylvester Oromoni. The House also called for stricter regulation of schools and their boarding facilities by […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, described as “disturbing and heartbreaking”, the death of Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki. The governor also said he has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter. In a Facebook post, he wrote, “I commiserate deeply with the family of late Sylvester (Jnr) Oromoni, the 12-year old pupil […]
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Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, says that three students of Dowen College in the Lekki area of the state are currently in police custody for allegedly assaulting the slain 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni. Odumosu, who spoke on Tuesday morning, also said two other students of the school fingered in the assault, are now at […]
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