My Son Was Tortured For Refusing To Join Cult – Father Of Late Dowen College Student

The father of late Sylvester Oromoni has broken his silence since the death of his 12-year-old son.

According to TheCable, the father of the late 12-year-old student of Dowen College said that his son was bullied and fed with a chemical substance by his fellow students before his death.

This comes after an uncle to the deceased, Perry Oromoni, took to Twitter to claim that his cousin was killed after he rejected attempts by some students in the school to initiate him into a cult group.

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He stated his cousin mentioned five names responsible for his injuries before his death, confessing that they tried blending him into a cult.

“This is my 12 years old cousin that was beaten to death at a school that cost over 1 million naira.

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“Dowen college is a disgrace. He mentioned 5 names before passing yesterday… They tried to put him in cult, he refused and they killed him. Secondary school o,” he had said.

Reacting to the allegation, the school management dismissed the claims that Oromoni Junior was beaten to death for refusing to join a cult group.

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In a statement released on Thursday, Down College claimed that the late student was injured while playing football with his colleagues and had informed the management on November 21 of his injuries.

The school in the statement said it is a faith-based college and vehemently condemns cultism and other social vices.

But in an interview with TheCable, the father of the late student dismissed the claims made by the school management, saying that his son was actually bullied and beaten to a pulp for not joining a cult group in the school.

He also alleged that his late son was fed a liquid substance for refusing to join the group, adding that his son suffered liver enlargement due to congealed blood.