By our reporter/ The management of Dowen College Lagos has retired several of its principal officers including Olumide Phillips, the school’s founder over the controversial death of Sylvester Oromoni.
According to a statement on Thursday seen by Alabingo.com, the school said Philips and other founding members of the school’s board of governors have decided to quit their roles.
The statement signed by Tomi Borisade, said the decision is part of efforts by the school to restrategise after the controversial death of Sylvester Oromoni as the school is currently reviewing its policies in the wake of Oromoni’s death to forestall similar experiences in the future.
According to the statement, such policy review was to “reassure the public of our best intentions and how the interest of all parties can best be served in sustaining and growing the good and privileged legacy of the school.”
The school equally vowed to sack anyone found responsible for “administrative lapses in duties” during its review process.
The statement read, “As we review our processes, the school authority will not hesitate to relieve anyone responsible for administrative lapses in the duties of their positions.”
“We are keen on ensuring that this type of situation never arises again. More significantly, the founding members of the Board of Governors including the Founder and Chairman of the Board, Dr Olumide Phillips who have worked tirelessly over the years to develop outstanding children both in and out of the school, have chosen to retire and pass the baton of change to a new generation of seasoned professionals who will run with the vision, leadership passion, commitment and values they have worked rigorously to establish.”
The school said its board of governors had agreed to engage external consultants to work with the school’s management “over the next few months to ensure that high standards and best practices are upheld and implemented where they are needed.”
Oromoni died last November after he was allegedly attacked by five of his colleagues for refusing to join a cult group.
His family alleged he was beaten and fed a liquid chemical that eventually led to his death.
But Dowen College, while dismissing the allegation, said the boy sustained injuries while playing football with colleagues.
The first autopsy earlier released to the public had revealed that Oromoni died of “chemical intoxication”.
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