A 12-year-old boy, Sylvester Oromoni Junior, was allegedly beaten to death for refusing to join a cult group in Dowen College, Lekki Phase One, Lagos.
A relative of the deceased, identified as @Perrisonoromoni on Twitter, said that Sylvester was battered on Friday but died on Tuesday after a series of tests and X-rays indicated that he sustained internal injuries.
According to @Perrisonoromoni, the school management had reached out to Sylvester Oromoni, the deceased’s father, a Delta state politician, claiming the boy sustained injuries while playing football at the school.
“We’re from Delta State, but he goes to a boarding school in Lekki. They called my uncle that his son was injured when he was playing football. Reaching the hospital, it was confirmed that he was being bullied and beaten up, causing internal damages,” the relative disclosed.
“After tests and X-rays, it was confirmed he was beaten up badly. He died yesterday (Tuesday) morning, and his entire body was swollen,” he said.
@Perrisonoromoni stated that the young Oromoni only informed his parents about being pressured to join a cult group while in the hospital.
Before his death, he reportedly said the school’s cult members threatened to kill him if he reported them.
“Before passing, he said they’d been pressuring him to join a cult. He was admitted on Friday. He said they were going to kill him if he talked.”
The deceased was also said to have mentioned a few names of the students who pressured him to join their cult group before he died.
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