Lagos clears five Dowen students, staff members, orders release of suspects

Lagos State Government has cleared five students and employees of Dowen College, accused of complicity in the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni.

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The state cleared them as well as the school following the legal advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi.

In the legal advice addressed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and the trial magistrate, Olatunbosun Adeola, the DPP said the interim and final autopsy reports issued by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), exonerated the suspects from any wrongdoings.