Sylvester Oromoni Have No Medical History – Dowen College Doctor
A Medical Doctor working with Dowen College, Mojisola Bimbola Bisiriyu has narrated to Coroner court that 12-year-old student of the college, Sylvester Oromoni Junior has no medical history.
Dr. Bisiriyu disclosed this before Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri in an ongoing inquest to unravel the cause of the death of Oromoni Junior.
The school lawyer, Mr Anthony Kpokpo led her in Evidence-in-Chief and tender her statement on oath before she was cross examined.
While she was cross-examined by the Oromoni family lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), the school doctor explained that she was in-charge of the school sickbay.
She explained that the deceased came limping to complain of pain of his right thigh and that the boy was not taken to the partner hospital, Lifeline Children Hospital, Lekki.
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“The deceased has no leg injury. I asked the nurse to massage his righ thigh . He did not complain of leg. I handed him over to the resident nurse, Omobola Kayode. The massage improves his condition.”
“Am very aware that he was in school till November 23, 2021. On November 21, I ordered the nurse to massage him. I am not on duty on November 23. When I saw him (the deceased), he was still in pain, awaiting for his guidance to come and pick him.”
According to the school doctor, she only refer emergency cases to the hospital, pointing out that the case of the deceased did not merit taken him to the hospital.
“As a school policy, every parent must be told before taking their child to the hospital, especially in the COVID-19 period, parent don’t want their child to be taking to any hospital.”
She further told court that she advice the parent to take him to the hospital, but she did not give them referral note.
