Oluchi Sunday, mother of one of the students of Dowen College in Lagos alleged to have inflicted injuries that led to Sylvester Oromoni’s death, has denied his involvement in the attack.
Sunday said her son Edward Brown has never been a boarder and could not have been on the school premises at the time the incident occurred.
“It has come to my attention that some individuals caused rumours to be peddled on social media platforms. Suggesting that my son, Edward Brown, is one of the students allegedly involved in the beating of the late Oromoni Jr at a Dowen College hostel, which resulted in his untimely death,” she said in a statement.
“To set the record straight, I wish to bring the following facts to the public notice, which demonstrate that such rumours are false, malicious and lack any basis whatsoever:
“My son is a day student and has never been a boarder and he was not on the school premises at the time when the unfortunate incident occurred, precisely on the night of Nov. 21. The said day was a weekend and so, my son could not have been in the hostel as alleged.”
Sunday called on managers of social media platforms to remove the allegations.
“On behalf of myself and my son, Edward Brown, I hereby demand that managers of social media and other platforms where the false and libellous rumours are circulating immediately retract the offending posts and tender a public apology to us,” she said.
It could not be immediately confirmed if Brown is one of those in police custody.
