Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has alleged a massive cover-up concerning the death of Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr).
Reacting to the statement made by Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos Police Commissioner, that Sylvester died a natural death, Falana, described Odumosu’s comment as a mockery of Sylvester’s death, insisting that the autopsy had no mention of natural.
The Lawyer, who is counsel to the Oromoni family made his stand known during an interview session on Channels Tv on Monday, January 10, 2021.
“You don’t tell members of the public ‘Oh the boy they claimed was poisoned, he died naturally”. What do you mean by natural causes? Cancer? Heart attack? There is no mention of natural in the report.
“The police commissioner can’t say that Sylvester died of natural causes because what are natural causes? Heart attack, stroke, cancer, and so on and so forth.
The Senior Advocate further noted that, “Doctors would be expected to eliminate these allegations and the first report concluded and stated very clearly that Sylvester died of acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication.
“A doctor would not write such a report if he has not seen anything. No doctor in the world, unless you want to play with your license, would state categorically the cause of death that can be questioned.”
Falana added that the parent’s request for the second autopsy report has not been made available.
He noted that as lawyers of the deceased, they have also applied for certified true copies which are yet to be made available.
“We are going to establish evidence of a massive cover-up’’, the SAN promised.
