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Police arrests suspected killers of Dowen college student, Sylvester Oromoni

Three students accused of having a hand in the death of <a href="http&colon;//OpenLife&period;ng">Sylvester Oromoni</a>, a student of <a href="http&colon;//Openlife&period;ng">Dowen College</a>, Lekki Lagos were on Monday invited by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of <a href="http&colon;//OpenLife&period;ng">Maroko Police Station</a> and later taken to the SCID for questioning over the 12-year-old’s death&period;&NewLine;The students, who were interrogated at the SCID, it was gathered, were accompanied to the police station by their parents and lawyers&period;&NewLine;The news of Sylvester’s death went viral last Wednesday following a social media post by his cousin, Perry Oromoni, who alleged that some senior pupils of the college beat him up in his hostel for refusing to join a cult&period;&NewLine;<h1><a href="https&colon;//openlife&period;ng/troops-foil-ipob-esn-attack-on-2-communities-uncover-explosives/">Nigerian Army Foil IPOB/ESN Attack On 2 Communities, Uncover Explosives</a></h1>&NewLine;But the school denied the claim, stating that the boy complained of pain in his legs and hip following an injury he sustained while playing football&period;&NewLine;The state government subsequently ordered the indefinite closure of the school pending the outcome of an investigation into the matter&period;&NewLine;On his part, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeen Odumosu, assured the family that the outcome of the investigations would be made public&period;&NewLine;Meanwhile, a group led by Olumuyiwa Alani Bankole will be holding a peaceful walk on 10th December at 10 am at the Bar Centre, Ikeja to demand justice for the late Sylvester&period;&NewLine;

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