A chief superintendent of police (CSP) Bamidele Olusegun yesterday confirmed to the Lagos State Coroner’s Court probing the circumstances surrounding the death of Sylvester Oromoni, that the interim advice issued by the director of public prosecutions (DPP) indicted Dowen College and some of its employees of negligence.
The police officer disclosed this while being cross-examined by the counsel to the Oromoni, Mr Femi Falana.
Olusegun told the Coroner Magistrate, Mikhail Kadiri, that he received a report from the DPP dated December 30, 2021, which was titled: “Interim legal advice”, which recommended that the employees should be prosecuted for alleged negligence.
The witness, who said he was serving within the homicide section of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti Section in 2021, said that he received another legal advice dated January 4.
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He said, “We sent one dated December 23, this was the last report we sent.
Falana further showed the witness the interim report dated December 30, 2021, and while reading the last paragraph, the witness said, “There are sufficient facts to establish this offence against Mrs Celina Uduak, Valentine Igboekweze, Hammed Ayomo Bariyu, Adesanya Olusegun and Mr Adeyemi and Dowen College.
The witness further affirmed that he conducted a thorough investigation on the matter, saying he was aware that the police protested that they were not allowed to conclude an investigation on the matter.
