Oromoni inquest: Dowen College pupils testify, court bars journalists - Punch Newspapers

Acoroner, Mikhail Kadiri, presiding over the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Dowen College pupil, Sylvester Oromoni , on Monday, barred journalists and other interested persons from the court sitting.

The news of Sylvester’s death went viral 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 because he refused to join a cult. But the school denied the claim, stating that the boy complained of leg pain following an injury he sustained while playing football.During the court sitting on Monday, the registrar announced that the hearing was mainly for lawyers and urged reporters and other parties to leave the courtroom.gathered that the decision was taken by the coroner because some of the college pupils, who were minors, were in court to testify.

A lawyer from the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, Benard Oniga, told our correspondent that journalists would not be allowed to cover the proceedings during the week.

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