Sylvester Oromoni's death case has been ruled out based on an autopsy report, which discovered no dangerous substances in his body, and toxicology, which found no harmful substances in his body.

The Lagos State Government has exonerated five Dowen College students and five employees accused of participation in the killing of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni.

Following the legal advice of the Director of Public Prosecution, Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi, the state cleared them as well as the school.

According to the legal advice given to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, and the trial magistrate, Magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola, the interim and final autopsy reports issued by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, as well as the toxicology report of post mortem samples and that of the Central Hospital, Warri, all agreed on the cause of death, which was Septicaemia, Lobar Pneumonia with Acute Pyelonephritis,

According to the legal counsel, the toxicology results do not indicate the presence of any harmful or dangerous chemical in the deceased's body, as alleged by the family.

According to the DPP's legal guidance, there is no prima facie evidence of murder, involuntary manslaughter, or malicious administration of poison with intent to damage against the five students, Favour Benjamin, 16, Micheal Kashamu, 15, Edward Begue, 16, Ansel Temile, 14, and Kenneth Inyang (15).

Due to inadequate data to substantiate the violation, the state also exonerated the youngsters of belonging to an illegal society.

From available facts in the duplicate case file, the investigation carried out by the Police did not reveal that any secret society name, tattoo or insignia of any unlawful society was found in the possession of any of the suspects during the investigation carried out by the Police.

To hold otherwise would amount to sniffing for an offence and a speculative act which is not permitted in law. It is trite law that suspicion no matter how grave cannot be a ground for conviction”the legal advice read in part.

The DPP also exonerated the school and five of its employees: Celina Uduak, Valentine Igboekweze, Hammed Ayomo Bariyu, Adesanya Olusesan Olusegun, and one Adeyemi, of the charge of Negligent Act Causing Harm in violation of Section 252 of the Criminal Law Ch. C17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State 2015.

As a result, the state ordered that all suspects who were still in detention be released.