The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for foreign missions in Nigeria to be put on alert to deny entry to five students accused of attacking Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lagos, an incident which allegedly led to his death.
NANS president Sunday Asefon made the call in a statement on Sunday.
The students accused of carrying out the alleged act include Edward Brown, Benjamin Favour, Ansel Temile, Emmanuel (Surname not available) and Michael Kashamu.
Oromoni’s father says the aforementioned students attacked his son for refusing to join a cult.
Oromoni died on November 30, 2021, four days to his 12th birthday.
“We equally call for the immediate arrest and interrogations of the students mentioned in the attack that led to the eventual death of Sylvester irrespective of how highly placed their parents are.
“There must not be any sacred cow as all of them must be arrested, adequately interrogated, and charged if found culpable,” Mr Asefon said.
He added: “If the allegation against the students is investigated to be true, they must be considered a threat in any country and they do not represent our country Nigeria as we cannot guarantee they will not constitute a greater threat to your country and its people.
“It is therefore important for them to be cleared of any wrongdoing in the death before allowing them access to your countries.
“Also if any of them has sneaked into your country, it is in the best interest of the security of your country to deport such to first clear their name in Nigeria before being given access to stay in your country.”
Asefon also called for the immediate arrest of the principal and the house master of Dowen College for thorough investigation.
