LETS STOP AND THINK…By parents of the accused #Justiceforsylvester
● “Sylvester Oromoni attended Dowen College.” Yes
● “Sylvester had other siblings that had attended Dowen College.” Yes
● “Dowen College cannot be classified to be a bad school before now.” Yes
● “Sylvester played football by the weekend and collided with a colleague.” Yes
● “Sylvester had relevant first aid treatment twice in 2 days over the weekend.” Yes
● “The School authority called up the parents to report that the child requires further medical attention.” Yes
● “Sylvester was bullied same weekend he played football.” Maybe. But difficult for a child bullied to the extent alleged to still be able to play footbal
● “Sylvester was bullied, dragged from the bed and trampled upon by the accused students after putting off the lights in the hostel.” Not certain
● “Sylvester was taken out of school by a guardian on Tuesday.” Yes
● “Sylvester was taken to the hospital in Lagos for medical investigation.” Not certain
● “Sylvester was returned to school on Thurs to pick up some of his things to travel home with” Yes
● “Sylvester travelled by road from Lagos to Warri”. Yes
● “Sylvester was taken to the Church for prayers.” Yes
● “Sylvester was taken to the hospital in Warri for treatment.” Not certain
● “Sylvester was writhing in severe pain while in Warri and was subjected to traditional massage treatment.” Yes
● “Sylvester had blistered lips while in Warri.” Yes
● “Sylvester made a dying declaration that he didn’t play football but rather was bullied by 5 students and mentioned the names before passing on (May he rest peacefully)”. Not certain
● “The accused children had been sent abroad.”No
● “Two of the accused children are day students who ordinarily would not have access to the hostel at night.” Yes
● One of the accused students is a weekly border and won’t have access to the hostel on weekends. Yes
The death of Sylvester is a painful one and as parents we do not wish this on any parent or child, however, let’s stop and think so that facts are not mixed up so that we can ascertain the real cause of Sylvester’s death and learn the relevant lessons to avoid a future occurrence
