Anthony Iwuoma
The late Senator Buruji Kashamu’s family has absolved their son of involvement in the death of Sylvester Oromoni, 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki.
Sylvester had died of internal injuries after he was allegedly assaulted by fellow students in Dowen College, who wanted him to join their cult.
The deceased, before his death, gave the names of some boys, including Kashamu’s son, Michael, who reportedly assaulted him.
However, the family in a statement issued by Mutairu Kashamu, said although one of their sons, Michael Adewale Kashamu, was named among the suspected bullies of the deceased, he was not involved in the death of Sylvester.
The statement read in part: “The Kashamu family has been inundated with enquiries, calls and messages over the unfortunate incident at Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, that led to the untimely death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of the College.
“Most commentators have rushed to conclusions based on assumptions and false information, including the allegation that our son Adewale Michael Kashamu was involved in the bullying or beating of Sylvester Oromoni.
“We as a family have made our own private enquiries and carefully questioned our son about his involvement. This is why we didn’t rush out to respond to the cyber-stalking, name-calling and negative commentaries that have taken over the social media about our son’s alleged involvement in this sad incident.
“Some of the true facts now slowly emerging from under the mass of lies are that: Our son, Adewale Michael Kashamu, had acted as a school father for the late Sylvester in his first session in the school at the request of Sylvester’s sister who is also a student of the school.
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“However, in the 2021 session which began in September 2021 Adewale Michael Kashamu was moved to a different floor in the boarding house and engrossed in his own studies and activities, our son was no longer as close to Sylvester as in the previous session.”
The family also sympathised with the late Sylvester Oromoni’s family and appealed to exercise restraint, pending the outcome of the police and the Lagos State government independent investigations.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has slammed and indefinitely closure on Dowen College until investigation into Sylvester’s death is completed.