Sylvester Oromoni, father of the late Oromoni Jnr, on Monday told an Ikeja Coroner’s Inquest that his son’s guardian Clifford Tejere, who brought him home from school on November 23, 2021, did not notice any sign of assault on his body.
He also said that no swollen spot was noticed on the ankle of the late student, where it was alleged by the school that he had sustained an injury.
The controversial death of Oromoni, a student of Dowen College in Lagos, is being investigated by the coroner.
While being cross-examined by the counsel to one of the accused students, Godwin Omoaka (SAN), Oromoni confirmed his son was not treated at a hospital.
The witness told the inquest that his son was treated at home in Warri, Delta, after the Oromoni family doctor, Aghogho Owhojede, had said there was no private ward available in his hospital.
The witness noted that a full body x-ray was not conducted by the family when he came home from school.
“On November 26, 27 and 28, 2021, he was treated in my house on doctor’s directives. On November 29, he was taken to St Louis Laboratory for a scan. We were referred by the doctor to go there,” he said.
The inquest played the interviews Oromoni had granted to the press.
In the various footages, the witness alleged that his son was dragged, severely beaten, his stomach stumped upon by some senior students of the school.
Responding to more questions, Oromoni revealed that he had never been to his son’s hostel at Dowen College.
He, however, accepted that other students would have heard his son cry out if he was being beaten by alleged bullies.
The coroner Mikhail Kadiri adjourned proceedings until February 15 for continuation of the cross-examination.
