Family of the late Sylvester Oromoni Jr, a Dowen College student who died under controversial circumstances in 2021, has announced the burial plans for his mother, Mrs Rosemary Oromoni.
She died in November 2024 at the age of 57.
Mrs Oromoni will be laid to rest on Friday, August 9, 2025, at the family’s residence in Warri, Delta State.
Oromoni Jr died on November 30, 2021, at the age of 12, after allegedly being bullied by fellow students at Dowen College in Lagos.
His parents alleged that he was beaten and fed a chemical substance by five male colleagues, while the school claimed he sustained injuries while playing football.
Coroner’s court inquiry into the matter concluded in April, 2024 with the judge ruling that Oromoni died of sepsis caused by an ankle injury, attributing the death to “parental and medical negligence” and exonerating Dowen College authorities.
The family and their lawyers protested the verdict, citing ignored “crucial evidence”.
Oromoni Jr was buried on January 27, 2024, after his family kept his corpse in the morgue as a protest gesture.
