Ibijoke Sanwo Olu speaks on Sylvester Oromoni’s death.
Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the First Lady of Lagos State, has described the death of a 12-year-old Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni, as a major smack on the express government’s face.
The First Lady expressed her dissatisfaction with the situation during a support visit to many schools in support of the ongoing 16 Days of campaign against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.
Ibijoke also expressed her condolences to the late student's parents and everyone else concerned. Olubukonla Nwonah, her Assistant Director of Public Affairs, issued the following statement:
“I am aware that the Lagos State Government is at the moment investigating the incident and honestly, it is something we are not very happy about. It’s a big slap on the face of the education sector, the community, and Lagos State as a whole.
“It is a case that is being investigated and for the parents and everybody involved, honestly, we commiserate with them and send our condolences.
“As I said, the case is being investigated and I will not be able to say much on it at the moment.”