Autopsy shows Sylvester Oromoni died from 'chemical intoxication'

Sylvester Oromoni, a Dowen College student, died of "acute lung injury owing to chemical poisoning amid a backdrop of physical force trauma," according to an autopsy.

Clement Vhriterhire, a consultant pathologist at the Central Hospital Warri, performed an autopsy on Saturday.

Oromoni was said to have died from injuries acquired in a school attack by five senior pupils for reportedly refusing to join their cult.

After efforts to save his life failed, the 12-year-old kid died on November 30, 2020.

Dowen College disregarded his father's assertion that his child had been beaten and given a liquid chemical.

Adding that, the youngster was injured while playing football with his classmates.