Most Boarding Schools in Nigeria are a mirror of our society, our government, and the people. bullying in Nigeria is a common problem and the monsters you ignore become the demons that keep you awake at night.
Adeola, thank you. I had to watch this with my sons. They were saying, "Mum, you have mentioned and discussed all these issues with us!" It's absolutely important for parents to get into details about these topics and build trust between their children and themselves. My deepest condolences to this family. May the Lord comfort them only through ways He does best!🙏🙏🙏 Thank you again and again, Adeola!!! God bless you.
Lesson to all parent, if your child is complaining to you abt his challenges or you see any mark from your child try and visit the sch to know what happen. Not everything you will ignore, this generation is diff from ours. Let give them close monitor. Justice must prevail and those parent must face the panel. Teach ur child to be humble and honest. Don't teach them to be brutal and affect other child.
I have been in a boarding school before and I can testify that this happens a lot. I have sworn that my children will never go into a boarding school. There are many sick children with demonic intent. Unfortunately, most schools don't care. RIP Sylvester.
Bullying is a very bad thing. I was bullied in my JSS3 into fear and silence because I wanted to help this monster I thought was a schoolmate, he turned my help into a source of extortion and bully if I failed to comply giving him and his friends money. He gave me something he claimed to be boot and another guy came to steal that from me. This same guy who gave me the boot later got back behind me to take his boot back from the thief because they were friends but he chose to use the opportunity to extort me. He said the boot was expensive, that I can't afford buying a new one for him, instead, that I should bring money for him to go to spiritual houses to find out who actually stole the boot. This he was doing with his friends. He asked I should give him my watch if I don't have money to give him for the day, a wrist that my sister bought for me. I was afraid my family would know and that my father will come into the case. I believed my father was going to be mad at me for accepting to take into custody a boot from someone I didn't know that much. The bullies also made me believe that if I ever tell my family, that they will come and beat everyone in my family and pursue us all out of our home, I believed this and was afraid to tell any member of my family and rather went quiet and couldn't eat all these periods. My father saw my mood and kept asking me if I was alright, I always said yes but the man was not comfortable because I behaved like I was sick. One day, I came back home to ask for money again from my sister, the money I would give my bullies, then my sister was curious to know why I kept asking for money everyday, I refused to say, I said it was just for me to buy things during break time, but she was curious because I should not have finished the one giving to me, she pressed on, then I confided and told her, I told her not to tell father or tell anyone, else my bullies will come sack us all from our home, she jumped out on hearing that and went straight to daddy to tell him what I said. It was so dramatic. My father called me and asked me some questions, out of fear, I said everything to dad but dad didn't get mad but same time didn't tell me what he wanted to do. To cut the long story short. Dad solved the problem that same day and the main bully apologized. I can never ever forget that. That bully ate me up that I preferred to die rather to confess because I was so afraid and never wanted anything to happen to my family so I chose not to say a word to avoid my bullies touching my family. It may sound funny, but reading through that of Sylvester, I can tell you that this guy may have been passing through a lot but the bullies have managed to mute him and to make the matter worse, the school aided it because they should have noticed that he was being bullied through his countenance and social life.
For someone with direct experience of this I pray you will have the opportunity to start or be actively involved in a campaign/movement against bullying. You can help many others
@@AdeolaFayehun it was so traumatic and I always wished to meet my bully to inform him how much damage he did to my mental health then, but unfortunately he died in a car accident 2 years ago before I could see him to tell him. The guy who stole the boot from my locker I believe must have changed to be a good person though I have not met him but I belong to a WhatsApp group with him. The bully always comes to my mind each time I hear bully.
@@tariolusola4029 I am beginning to see reasons with you. I believe your statement. I talk to people around me about this always because I know what I passed through and I always condemn in it's entirety especially as it often happens in Nigeria my country.
@@ifyjossy98 My son experienced it through his class teacher at primary 5, to the extent she will stop my son not to eat with his colleagues during the breaks and also told his friends not to talk to him, anytime my son talked to his friend, she went and punished my son, until he confessed to me, I went straight to the teacher and told her, that my son he is not coming to school again that he scared because of you, and I said all what my son told me, if it continues, I will take the matter up and she apologised and since then, she changed and never bully my son again, and it happened in the UK, she knows she can lose her job if the matter reach the authorities, people should not keep quiet and I always ask my son about what happened at school.
It's unacceptable, the perpetrators must be brought to book, including the administration. Haven spent 7 years in boarding school in my secondary school days in Cameroon, I know exactly what this kid went through, so pathetic.
The truth is that we condone and overlook many irregularities and bullshits in our school system in Nigeria ranging from elementary to college. We usually summarize it with that trivial caption School life. Bullying is rampant in our schools; the fact is that it's not just perpetuated by students but also by teachers. Well said, Adeola, rest in power, young brother
I went to boarding myself but my personal experience made me not to send my own children to boarding school. All schools had a way of covering evil especially in the boarding. Investigation must be carried out and those responsible for his death should be charged to court.
Seeing what this child went through just breaks my heart. To think that the parents of one of the child who joined in the killing of the boy had the guts to fly their own child out of the country when he killed another child. Children really go through alot in boarding schools. From teachers, fellow students (junior, classmates and senior students most especially. It’s not to say children don’t experience challenges in day-schools too but, that detachment from home and family really has implications (emotionally, psychologically, even sociologically) on the children, they don’t have anyone to talk to or confide in at that moment, and the children grow up dealing with the effects of those things they had experienced even after they have graduated from the school.
Everyone is saying my child is stubborn, and not serious, let me take him/her to Boarding School to go and learn. Then all the stubborn and unserious children meet in boarding.
Yes that is why they get this innocent silvester all those lions their parents couldn't control no home training no respect or love all they know is destroying other children. This is sad
Thank you immensely for covering this. Running a school carries with it a lot of responsibility regrettably in nigeria the primary interest of most of these schools is just money and reputation.
My son had that experienced too even despite the fact that I am very closed with him,I persuaded him,he didn't open up but I had feelings that he had a lot in his mind but he couldn't take the courage to open up.Ir was one of his roommates that finally opened up.I couldn't believe my ears and I challenged the teachers but they covered up for these seniors.I finally withdrew my son after spending two terms of bullying in the school.It was when my son knew that he was not going back to that school, that he narrated everything he went through.I felt really sad for that innocent boy and his family.May God Almighty console them.
I couldn't hold back my tears😭 this's so heartbreaking; quite a horrible way for anyone to losses his/her child💔 #FIGHTURKILLERSSYLVESTER #JUSTICEFORSYLVESTER 😥💔
Honestly my eyes are heavy. Is better for a child to die during birth instead of to die after much love and care has been showered to a child on earth by parents. They are the ones whome suppose to burry us not we. May the soul of Sylvester rest in perfect peace. Justice for sylvester
See guys get it into your heads , children can be Cruel.... Never say your child cannot do it, because you will not be there... always leave an Open mind... Above all we need to put in more effort into raising our children. Make no mistake, children can be "innocently" evil...
May God Rest his Soul and give his family the Justice they deserve and the Peace of God. Parents, please let your children know there isn't Anything that they can't discuss with you. You are their protectors and they should not be afraid to open up to you on any subject.
This has been ongoing for a long time. The same way my brother was bullied to the extent of throwing him in a well in the school and they killed him. The students involved ran away and left him to die in the well. His killers were never known till today. But I’m convinced that his death will forever hunt them. Those children will never know peace in their life IJN. Sylvester may your soul rest in peace IJN.
Dear Taiwo what a terrible situation. Your family must have been devastated. May your brother's soul rest in peace. May God continue to comfort you and your family.
I think it is important to NOW establish local authority and community safeguarding groups for children’s PROTECTION and should be independent of schools authority oversight. Children should be able to reach out to to talk if they are subjected to abuse. It could start with calling a helpline number for help as timely intervention could have prevented this completely avoidable tragedy. RIP AND GLORIOUS BIRTHDAY SYLVESTER. Continue to grow in Heaven young lion under HIS Grace and glory.
When don Davis mother was shouting and crying about her son in Deeper life pastors school a lot of people thought she was laying against the school now the same thing has happened again, so sad RIP great child, they will not go unpunished 😭
You have made one of the best video following this story. Children please speak up, Parents please listen, School authorities go all out for the welfare of your students and not to cover your name, Our Government can enhance our health system, REST WELL SYLVESTER! God protect our children!
YES, JUSTICE!! JUSTICE!! JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED AS HOT AS TEA!! THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. we are living in evil times right now, oh Lord pls have mercy🙏🏾🙏🏾
Really sad story... I went to a boarding school and can relate to this. Often school authorities give a deaf ear and are ready to protect a bully with rich parents than to sanitise the school. Sad.
Parents shouldn't be too busy being parents Please be their friend sometimes Be their guide all the time else some will guide them otherwise Please let them know their off limits and no one has the right to treat them less than they deserve. May God heal the fathers heart and rest this poor boy's soul. And I feel sorry for the parents that flew their kid out of the country They have no idea what they are cultivating but they will and they will be sorry at the very wrong time.. This whole thing just breaks my heart..
I was once bullied in high school and the bully attacked me in the domitory. The other students locked us in so the girl could fight me. She broke glass on the floor seeing that I was bare feet while she fought me. I managed to get away, informed the teacher and principal. She was suspended for only 2 weeks because the parents were influential. When she came back, she kept threatening me! I left the school for good because I didn't feel safe. This girl was like a beast.
I have seen different stories about this and I have been waiting for you to shed more light on this as I love how u do ur things You are always backing it up with facts. This saddened my heart. My condolences to the family. Good work and May justice prevail
Most of these parents run for their responsibilities, a child that you cant control and train at home I wonder what gave them the assurance that the the school will help. I have had a situation where I had to withdraw my daughter from a school because of verbal bullying. I am an educational psychologist and I have worked at a point with a boarding school for five years, I know the effect of bullying on the mental health of a child, Parents please lets always give listening hears to our children, bullying doesnt end with school mates, senior students. A house patron or matron can also bully a child, even teachers bully at times. Bullying comes in different shades and forms, lets be observant
I just purposely didn’t watch the video or follow the story, it saddens my heart! Adeola! Thanks for the way you presented its d I was able to watch even though in tears. May his gentle soul rest in peace in a better place with the Lord
Pls if your children are in a school hostel listen to them well, i suffered so much in school and everytime i was returning after vacation i cried days before and hated my life there bc my folks thought i was just lazy or scared of schooling, and i didnt want them to think i was weak. it had more negative impact than positive both teachers and senior students. Sad loss, those culprit could have also been treated likewise by previous senior students and that turned them to monsters.
Honestly, my heart is still bleeding about this story and I hope those evil boys will be dealt with to serve as deterrent to others. #justice4sylvester
This is very sad....my little sister of 5 was told she going to boarding school...she reply I don't won't to go bcos she didn't want to be treated like Sylvester.😭😭😭 May God continue to protect the family.
This story broke me to pieces The school failed this family. This is where all their kids attended and graduated He was very sweet kid his sisters said. He was being bullied by this boy who tormented him to even lie that he saw his sister nakedness My heart is broken 😡 He fought Crying 😢 in pains I cried in service yesterday when I imagined him trying to walk and on his dying bed. The school lied 🤥 saying he fell down whilst playing But as parents seeing his mouth like that speaks different thing which means it’s from within Oh I’m in pain o Handsome boy with dreams 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
For the safety of this family, they need to withdraw the sister's from theis school....papa n mama they do not need your money;you need justice and you should sue them thoroughly!
This reminds me of when I was in boarding school, I actually faced a lot of bullying to the point I thought of reporting the issues to a school official. But the response I got was that nothing would be done about it, some even said that I was going to put my self into more trouble. And you know what? They were right, nothing was going to be done about it. This reoccurring mess has to stop
As someone who went to boarding school and experienced a lot of personal trauma, I’d say school authorities should be held and tried for fostering environments that tolerate bullying, rape, violence amongst many other atrocities. It is important for schools to go on anti-bullying or anti-hazing campaigns. A sad sad story
This is truly very tragic but its been happening for a very long time, I was also almost subjected to bullying while in Secondary school and am not even in the hostel, what saved me was that I grew up among strong minded boys so i was also very strong minded and whenever a senior tried to bully me I spoke up against it immediately and report them to the teachers. So parents please I beg of you, parenting doesn't stop at providing for your family alone, try and have a relationship with them too especially the children, teach them manners, kindness, to be tolerant of others and most especially to always speak up. May the Almighty God grant this family solace and the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,🙏🙏🙏 And may we not cry over our children. Aameen🙏🙏🙏
Thank Adeola for sharing. This is very sad and heartbroken. I pray justice is found for Sylvester and his family. Very sad, the school failed in their duty of care and responsibility to this child. God please console this family.
My condolence to his parent. Please continue to Name and Shame this school! It will create awareness and alert current/potential students and their parents. If I had a child in that school, I will pull my child out! Its Silvester today; whose child is next... tomorrow! Moreover, that school's Pastoral Care for students should go back to the drawing board!
This is awful. Those responsible and the school authority should have the book thrown at them. Poor boy. May his soul rest in peace. Deepest condolences to his family.
My advice for pastors who know they have members with children in this school, is to tell them to come out and say their part of the story. And in case any of the 6 kids are in your church, pls tell them to bring their child/ren back to face the consequences so as to save the parents, pastor, and church from unnecessary prayers in future. God visits the iniquity from 1st to 4th. To the parents, present your kids for the consequences and save your generation. When you sow wind you'll reap whirlwind, when you give you'll receive, pressed down, shaken together and running over shall men give back to your bosom. May God strengthen this family at this time, Amen!💔💔💔💔💔
I thank God I didn't go to a Nigerian boarding school. I heard enough about the evils that go on in those places. Once the boy complained about bullying the parents should have withdrawn him as bullies are relentless
Bulliing are normal occurrence in schools in nigeria and abroad, be it uk,usa etc..its even worse over there,statistics show that many students commit suicide or attempt it,some runaway.The best solution is parents not just parenting but bonding with their kids as though they were mates and academic institutions doing the needful
@@odemaj8605 The scale and type of bullying in Nigeria is at a different level. And in the US and UK the schools will have some kind of checks to ensure pupils have some protection. In fact schools can be sued for not providing protection to bullied students. Of course no system is perfect. More to the point have you ever heard of a pupil being forced to drink poison by fellow pupils? Where on earth did the pupils get the poison from? Only in Nigeria!!
@@ifehansson2254 personally this is the first am hearing about being forced to drink anything related to bullying in niaja, which puts this issue more in the realm of cult initiation gone wrong and let me remind you that bullying isnt just physical scars,its either physical or psychological of which kids abroad i.e,uk or usa alike suffer more psychological torment that physical. The institutions are good at hiding it over there,while in nigeria,weare good at sweeping things under the rug
Parents should give their children access to talk with them one on one If the victim has spoken out earlier that he drank something maybe life would have been safe. When Don Davies mum cried out about son's abused , some people thought she's blackmailing the school .
The era of boarding school for kids has gone. There is no reason to send a child to boarding school in today's Nigeria, when there are a lot of good schools around unless the parents are no more. I may sound harsh but the world of today is becoming more dangerous to leave children in the school environment. It's a pity that the family has to suffer this great lost. The school authority should be held responsible and those bullies should made to face full wrath of the law.
Parents need to learn how to create an inviting, positive atmosphere for a meaningful communication to take place between them and their children. Sylvester would have opened up in the past as to the severity of the bully and other things if he is so free to talk to his parents. Parents, your children need to see you as their best friends. There must be justice for this innocent kid.
This whole thing broke my heart. Parents need to be hands on in parenting. I pray this family get the justice they deserve. I pray the roommates Stand up and corroborate the story the family have said sylvester told them. I pray they name the culprits. it's the only way the case holds up in court. Those boys must atone for their sins. And the school's licence should be revoked. How can a cult exist in a high school and the school is not aware. A HIGH SCHOOL?? but that's absolutely absurd. They have to business running a school if they cannot take responsibility for the lives of the children entrusted in they care. There is so much to say. Rest in peace little man. 💔💔
I pray justice serve it's purpose bcoz our judiciary system has failed the system and criminals get away with crime easily without true justice.i pray the good Lord comfort this family and strengthen them in a time like this.
Well said ma. Justice will be served and the culprits will be brought to book. My deepest condolences goes out to the family of the unfortunate boy. rest on Sylvester jnr. You'll be missed deeply 🙏🏽
Ppl teaching their children good values and being responsible is what will make things change. We automatically call God but rarely say we will change our own selves.
I attended one of the Unity Secondary Schools in Èkìtì State, Nigeria around the late 1990s. Things like these was like 'normal'. We didn't even know it is called bullying, but we used the term 'brutality or brutalisation'. As a student in the school, you are either a victim or an actor. Extremely few students would have escaped such experience. I was bullied, 'brutalised', and extorted. We took it as a normal boarding house experience. In retrospect, did I 'brutalised' any Junior student? I must sincerely confess that though I didn't do so, but as a school prefect, we sometimes go to the extreme of punishing Junior students. I've apologised to as many of the Junior students that I later came across, because I'd learnt that we did perpetuate the circle of the misnormal and passed it on. Though, it was a culture in my secondary school, there shouldn't be any excuse for such. It is wrong. Periodt!
While i was in a boarding school, my dad made sure he befriended all the nuns for my follow up while in School. After school i need to tell him all my activities back at home. This was in the late 90s to 2000s. Even after his passing away, my mum did same. Fast forward to today, i sent my last sibling to a boarding school and last year she did mention her dislike for the school and immediately i interrogated her if she was facing bullying? Good enough it was far from that because i was ready to storm the school or withdraw her from there. RIP Sylvester. May your soul find peace with Christ and my condolence to the bereaved family.
Oh God! This is too much to bear. Is better for a child to die during birth than to die after so much love and care on planet earth showered to such beautiful soul by the parents. It is not easy to bear such pain oh. May God grant the parents strong heart to bear this. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen
Thank you ma'am for this advice. I pray parents listen The Father's tears brought tears to my eyes again.. so painful.. Rest in power Dear Sylvester Jr. Happy birthday dear..
Parents should please listen to their children no matter how tired they are and what words their children want to say. Children talk to outsiders these days since outsiders give them audience. These children are facing alot and they need their parents to talk to them.
Thank you Adeola for addressing this unfortunate issue in our society, including the state of our healthcare system😩.. I only lasted 2 terms in boarding school. What is going on in Nja? From John Davis Jr. to Sylvester! The pain of the dad is palpable. Lost dreams , hopes of a caring parent. I cannot even fathom what the mother and grandparents are going through. I pray for the family to have peace, set up a foundation in his name to have purpose. He cannot die in vain! RIP Sylvester, justice must prevail. All those who conspired, perpetrated, or witnessed this evil deed without speaking up must face justice no matter how highly placed their families are in 🇳🇬 . For now, a thorough autopsy must be conducted before Sylvester is laid to rest. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
In the days of our fore-fathers by now the crook children who did this dastardly acts would have been groaning in some spiritual pains and their parents would have transported them to Warri looking for the late Sylvester’s parents for remedy...#JusticeForSylvester
Adeola thanks for the update. I have been devastated since this incidence. You remember another girl in one of the private boarding school in Abuja that condoms were found in her private part? This girl was sick and died in the process.Till now there's no justice for the parent.The matter has been swept under the carpet. This is another heinous atrocity and I hope it will not be covered up as usual. Hmmmm.there was a popular musician who sang " olowo nsore olowo, otosi nsore otosi," meaning the riches make friends with the riches while the poor befriend the poor. Nowadays, the riches make enemy of themselves. I don't see why the riches will pay enormous amount of money for their children's school and yet the children will be causing havoc for other innocent children. Too bad! May his soul rest in peace.
This same issue was happening to me at police secondary school. This was many years ago but I thank God my dad saw fit to withdraw me out of the school. Sometimes I do have nightmares about that school. May his soul rest in grace and power. I hope boarding schools in nigeria make changes policy wise to address such issues.
Rest in the bossom of the Lord Almighty prince Sylvester Oromoni. You will surely get justice. Thoese boys that sent you to this early demise will never never find peace all the days of their lives. Sorrows will and shall not depart from their Home .Amen And thanks Adeola for covering this story. Parents shouldn't think that only boarding school kids are intelligent! These days boarding schools are full of demonic kids .All manners of insane things happen these days in boarding schools.
I cry anytime I see his story😰😰😰. It pained me to my bone. I never liked boarding schools because children come home looking weird and different. You start all-over trying to know your child. They're alone, really alone with some other people.
Oh my gosh, just wake up to tears this morning, so painful to me that dont even know them, may God give the parents the heart to bear this painful lost, happy birthday day boy
The biggest problem in Nigeria is that when something bad happen, nobody want to take responsibility to see how that error will not reoccur again. Well my deepest condolences to the family😢😢😠😠
I have always hated boarding schools. My parents did not send me there. When I was small, I call their students prisoners. My friends who attended such schools told me how they were been treated. My problem is you see a student promising to treat other students the same way they were treated. Cycle of violence.
Some children are more evil than Adults...i went to a boarding house an I have always marvelled at the kind of wickedness displayed by teenagers...it is terrifying
Most Boarding Schools in Nigeria are a mirror of our society, our government, and the people.
bullying in Nigeria is a common problem and the monsters you ignore become the demons that keep you awake at night.
Adeola, thank you.
I had to watch this with my sons. They were saying, "Mum, you have mentioned and discussed all these issues with us!"
It's absolutely important for parents to get into details about these topics and build trust between their children and themselves.
My deepest condolences to this family. May the Lord comfort them only through ways He does best!🙏🙏🙏
Thank you again and again, Adeola!!! God bless you.
Thank you! My regards to your kids❤
His parents ignored him. They did not help him.
Lesson to all parent, if your child is complaining to you abt his challenges or you see any mark from your child try and visit the sch to know what happen. Not everything you will ignore, this generation is diff from ours. Let give them close monitor. Justice must prevail and those parent must face the panel. Teach ur child to be humble and honest. Don't teach them to be brutal and affect other child.
I have been in a boarding school before and I can testify that this happens a lot. I have sworn that my children will never go into a boarding school. There are many sick children with demonic intent. Unfortunately, most schools don't care. RIP Sylvester.
Bullying is a very bad thing. I was bullied in my JSS3 into fear and silence because I wanted to help this monster I thought was a schoolmate, he turned my help into a source of extortion and bully if I failed to comply giving him and his friends money. He gave me something he claimed to be boot and another guy came to steal that from me. This same guy who gave me the boot later got back behind me to take his boot back from the thief because they were friends but he chose to use the opportunity to extort me. He said the boot was expensive, that I can't afford buying a new one for him, instead, that I should bring money for him to go to spiritual houses to find out who actually stole the boot. This he was doing with his friends. He asked I should give him my watch if I don't have money to give him for the day, a wrist that my sister bought for me. I was afraid my family would know and that my father will come into the case. I believed my father was going to be mad at me for accepting to take into custody a boot from someone I didn't know that much. The bullies also made me believe that if I ever tell my family, that they will come and beat everyone in my family and pursue us all out of our home, I believed this and was afraid to tell any member of my family and rather went quiet and couldn't eat all these periods. My father saw my mood and kept asking me if I was alright, I always said yes but the man was not comfortable because I behaved like I was sick. One day, I came back home to ask for money again from my sister, the money I would give my bullies, then my sister was curious to know why I kept asking for money everyday, I refused to say, I said it was just for me to buy things during break time, but she was curious because I should not have finished the one giving to me, she pressed on, then I confided and told her, I told her not to tell father or tell anyone, else my bullies will come sack us all from our home, she jumped out on hearing that and went straight to daddy to tell him what I said. It was so dramatic. My father called me and asked me some questions, out of fear, I said everything to dad but dad didn't get mad but same time didn't tell me what he wanted to do. To cut the long story short. Dad solved the problem that same day and the main bully apologized. I can never ever forget that. That bully ate me up that I preferred to die rather to confess because I was so afraid and never wanted anything to happen to my family so I chose not to say a word to avoid my bullies touching my family. It may sound funny, but reading through that of Sylvester, I can tell you that this guy may have been passing through a lot but the bullies have managed to mute him and to make the matter worse, the school aided it because they should have noticed that he was being bullied through his countenance and social life.
Wow, thank you so much for sharing. That must have been traumatic!
For someone with direct experience of this I pray you will have the opportunity to start or be actively involved in a campaign/movement against bullying. You can help many others
@@AdeolaFayehun it was so traumatic and I always wished to meet my bully to inform him how much damage he did to my mental health then, but unfortunately he died in a car accident 2 years ago before I could see him to tell him. The guy who stole the boot from my locker I believe must have changed to be a good person though I have not met him but I belong to a WhatsApp group with him. The bully always comes to my mind each time I hear bully.
@@tariolusola4029 I am beginning to see reasons with you. I believe your statement. I talk to people around me about this always because I know what I passed through and I always condemn in it's entirety especially as it often happens in Nigeria my country.
@@ifyjossy98 My son experienced it through his class teacher at primary 5, to the extent she will stop my son not to eat with his colleagues during the breaks and also told his friends not to talk to him, anytime my son talked to his friend, she went and punished my son, until he confessed to me, I went straight to the teacher and told her, that my son he is not coming to school again that he scared because of you, and I said all what my son told me, if it continues, I will take the matter up and she apologised and since then, she changed and never bully my son again, and it happened in the UK, she knows she can lose her job if the matter reach the authorities, people should not keep quiet and I always ask my son about what happened at school.
It's unacceptable, the perpetrators must be brought to book, including the administration. Haven spent 7 years in boarding school in my secondary school days in Cameroon, I know exactly what this kid went through, so pathetic.
Happy posthumous birthday to you Sylvester. Your blood will speak on your behalf. 😢😢
Also to note to kids - do not be a bystander. You can discretely report when you see someone is going through something.
Justice MUST be served! May his gentle soul rest in peace.
The truth is that we condone and overlook many irregularities and bullshits in our school system in Nigeria ranging from elementary to college. We usually summarize it with that trivial caption School life. Bullying is rampant in our schools; the fact is that it's not just perpetuated by students but also by teachers. Well said, Adeola, rest in power, young brother
That “school life” thing!
I went to boarding myself but my personal experience made me not to send my own children to boarding school. All schools had a way of covering evil especially in the boarding. Investigation must be carried out and those responsible for his death should be charged to court.
Seeing what this child went through just breaks my heart.
To think that the parents of one of the child who joined in the killing of the boy had the guts to fly their own child out of the country when he killed another child.
Children really go through alot in boarding schools. From teachers, fellow students (junior, classmates and senior students most especially.
It’s not to say children don’t experience challenges in day-schools too but, that detachment from home and family really has implications (emotionally, psychologically, even sociologically) on the children, they don’t have anyone to talk to or confide in at that moment, and the children grow up dealing with the effects of those things they had experienced even after they have graduated from the school.
Everyone is saying my child is stubborn, and not serious, let me take him/her to Boarding School to go and learn. Then all the stubborn and unserious children meet in boarding.
Yes that is why they get this innocent silvester all those lions their parents couldn't control no home training no respect or love all they know is destroying other children. This is sad
OMG So true
Sadly true
Hmmmm
True talk!
Thank you immensely for covering this. Running a school carries with it a lot of responsibility regrettably in nigeria the primary interest of most of these schools is just money and reputation.
My son had that experienced too even despite the fact that I am very closed with him,I persuaded him,he didn't open up but I had feelings that he had a lot in his mind but he couldn't take the courage to open up.Ir was one of his roommates that finally opened up.I couldn't believe my ears and I challenged the teachers but they covered up for these seniors.I finally withdrew my son after spending two terms of bullying in the school.It was when my son knew that he was not going back to that school, that he narrated everything he went through.I felt really sad for that innocent boy and his family.May God Almighty console them.
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I couldn't hold back my tears😭 this's so heartbreaking; quite a horrible way for anyone to losses his/her child💔
#FIGHTURKILLERSSYLVESTER
#JUSTICEFORSYLVESTER 😥💔
Honestly my eyes are heavy. Is better for a child to die during birth instead of to die after much love and care has been showered to a child on earth by parents. They are the ones whome suppose to burry us not we. May the soul of Sylvester rest in perfect peace. Justice for sylvester
See guys get it into your heads , children can be Cruel.... Never say your child cannot do it, because you will not be there... always leave an Open mind... Above all we need to put in more effort into raising our children. Make no mistake, children can be "innocently" evil...
Just looking at his beautiful smile , I couldn't hold my tears back 😢 😭 💔 ❤. May u rest in peace son.
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I'm sooooooooooo speechless.
I cried wen I listen to his dad.
Rip to d young Hero
May God Rest his Soul and give his family the Justice they deserve and the Peace of God. Parents, please let your children know there isn't Anything that they can't discuss with you. You are their protectors and they should not be afraid to open up to you on any subject.
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This has been ongoing for a long time. The same way my brother was bullied to the extent of throwing him in a well in the school and they killed him. The students involved ran away and left him to die in the well. His killers were never known till today. But I’m convinced that his death will forever hunt them. Those children will never know peace in their life IJN.
Sylvester may your soul rest in peace IJN.
Am so sorry for ur lost! No peace for the wicked forever!
My condolences dear. It must have been painful for him. Oh no
Dear Taiwo what a terrible situation. Your family must have been devastated. May your brother's soul rest in peace. May God continue to comfort you and your family.
I think it is important to NOW establish local authority and community safeguarding groups for children’s PROTECTION and should be independent of schools authority oversight. Children should be able to reach out to to talk if they are subjected to abuse. It could start with calling a helpline number for help as timely intervention could have prevented this completely avoidable tragedy. RIP AND GLORIOUS BIRTHDAY SYLVESTER. Continue to grow in Heaven young lion under HIS Grace and glory.
When don Davis mother was shouting and crying about her son in Deeper life pastors school a lot of people thought she was laying against the school now the same thing has happened again, so sad RIP great child, they will not go unpunished 😭
yeah its true a lot of people think it was war against the church , thank God for her she spoke up for her child
You have made one of the best video following this story.
Children please speak up,
Parents please listen,
School authorities go all out for the welfare of your students and not to cover your name,
Our Government can enhance our health system,
REST WELL SYLVESTER! God protect our children!
I can't stop crying. This is so so painful
YES, JUSTICE!! JUSTICE!! JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED AS HOT AS TEA!! THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. we are living in evil times right now, oh Lord pls have mercy🙏🏾🙏🏾
Really sad story... I went to a boarding school and can relate to this. Often school authorities give a deaf ear and are ready to protect a bully with rich parents than to sanitise the school. Sad.
Oh no! So sad!! May his soul rest in perfect peace and may God comfort the family. Amen
Parents shouldn't be too busy being parents
Please be their friend sometimes
Be their guide all the time else some will guide them otherwise
Please let them know their off limits and no one has the right to treat them less than they deserve.
May God heal the fathers heart and rest this poor boy's soul.
And I feel sorry for the parents that flew their kid out of the country
They have no idea what they are cultivating but they will and they will be sorry at the very wrong time..
This whole thing just breaks my heart..
This so heart breaking.
I was once bullied in high school and the bully attacked me in the domitory. The other students locked us in so the girl could fight me. She broke glass on the floor seeing that I was bare feet while she fought me. I managed to get away, informed the teacher and principal. She was suspended for only 2 weeks because the parents were influential. When she came back, she kept threatening me! I left the school for good because I didn't feel safe. This girl was like a beast.
Take heart sir . MAY his soul rest in peace Amen 🙏🏽 🙏🙏🏽🙏🙏🏽
I have seen different stories about this and I have been waiting for you to shed more light on this as I love how u do ur things
You are always backing it up with facts. This saddened my heart.
My condolences to the family.
Good work and May justice prevail
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Most of these parents run for their responsibilities, a child that you cant control and train at home I wonder what gave them the assurance that the the school will help. I have had a situation where I had to withdraw my daughter from a school because of verbal bullying. I am an educational psychologist and I have worked at a point with a boarding school for five years, I know the effect of bullying on the mental health of a child, Parents please lets always give listening hears to our children, bullying doesnt end with school mates, senior students. A house patron or matron can also bully a child, even teachers bully at times. Bullying comes in different shades and forms, lets be observant
I just purposely didn’t watch the video or follow the story, it saddens my heart!
Adeola! Thanks for the way you presented its d I was able to watch even though in tears.
May his gentle soul rest in peace in a better place with the Lord
I was in tears listening this, lots of lessons learned from the entire story. My sincere condolence to Sylvester's family. Many thanks Adeola 😊 🙏
Pls if your children are in a school hostel listen to them well, i suffered so much in school and everytime i was returning after vacation i cried days before and hated my life there bc my folks thought i was just lazy or scared of schooling, and i didnt want them to think i was weak. it had more negative impact than positive both teachers and senior students. Sad loss, those culprit could have also been treated likewise by previous senior students and that turned them to monsters.
So sad
May your Soul Rest In Perfect Peace Sylvester, and May God heal your family too🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Honestly, my heart is still bleeding about this story and I hope those evil boys will be dealt with to serve as deterrent to others. #justice4sylvester
This is very sad....my little sister of 5 was told she going to boarding school...she reply I don't won't to go bcos she didn't want to be treated like Sylvester.😭😭😭
May God continue to protect the family.
Thanks you Adeola for this update. #justice for Sylvester.
This story broke me to pieces
The school failed this family. This is where all their kids attended and graduated
He was very sweet kid his sisters said.
He was being bullied by this boy who tormented him to even lie that he saw his sister nakedness
My heart is broken 😡
He fought
Crying 😢 in pains
I cried in service yesterday when I imagined him trying to walk and on his dying bed.
The school lied 🤥 saying he fell down whilst playing
But as parents seeing his mouth like that speaks different thing which means it’s from within
Oh I’m in pain o
Handsome boy with dreams 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
For the safety of this family, they need to withdraw the sister's from theis school....papa n mama they do not need your money;you need justice and you should sue them thoroughly!
From the bottom of my heart the loss of he’s son can’t be replaced!!! I just hope he gets justice at least
This reminds me of when I was in boarding school, I actually faced a lot of bullying to the point I thought of reporting the issues to a school official. But the response I got was that nothing would be done about it, some even said that I was going to put my self into more trouble. And you know what? They were right, nothing was going to be done about it. This reoccurring mess has to stop
I pray God will comfort the family. I stand for #justiceforsylvester.
As someone who went to boarding school and experienced a lot of personal trauma, I’d say school authorities should be held and tried for fostering environments that tolerate bullying, rape, violence amongst many other atrocities. It is important for schools to go on anti-bullying or anti-hazing campaigns. A sad sad story
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Ooohhhh so sad. May his soul rest in peace.
This is truly very tragic but its been happening for a very long time, I was also almost subjected to bullying while in Secondary school and am not even in the hostel, what saved me was that I grew up among strong minded boys so i was also very strong minded and whenever a senior tried to bully me I spoke up against it immediately and report them to the teachers. So parents please I beg of you, parenting doesn't stop at providing for your family alone, try and have a relationship with them too especially the children, teach them manners, kindness, to be tolerant of others and most especially to always speak up.
May the Almighty God grant this family solace and the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,🙏🙏🙏
And may we not cry over our children. Aameen🙏🙏🙏
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Thank Adeola for sharing. This is very sad and heartbroken. I pray justice is found for Sylvester and his family. Very sad, the school failed in their duty of care and responsibility to this child. God please console this family.
My condolence to his parent. Please continue to Name and Shame this school! It will create awareness and alert current/potential students and their parents. If I had a child in that school, I will pull my child out! Its Silvester today; whose child is next... tomorrow! Moreover, that school's Pastoral Care for students should go back to the drawing board!
Please parents teach your children kindness.
That bully belongs to some one. Faulty upbringing.
This is awful. Those responsible and the school authority should have the book thrown at them.
Poor boy. May his soul rest in peace.
Deepest condolences to his family.
Bullying should be addressed in every school in Nigeria . The Principal should be hold responsible.
Bullying is a capital NO, it’s unacceptable .
... in Ghana too same thing they do
This is so so sad, may his beautiful soul rest in peace 💔
My advice for pastors who know they have members with children in this school, is to tell them to come out and say their part of the story. And in case any of the 6 kids are in your church, pls tell them to bring their child/ren back to face the consequences so as to save the parents, pastor, and church from unnecessary prayers in future. God visits the iniquity from 1st to 4th. To the parents, present your kids for the consequences and save your generation. When you sow wind you'll reap whirlwind, when you give you'll receive, pressed down, shaken together and running over shall men give back to your bosom. May God strengthen this family at this time, Amen!💔💔💔💔💔
This is so sad story may he soul rest in peace
See me here telling myself I will send my son to a boarding school. RIP BABY you saved my child.
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I thank God I didn't go to a Nigerian boarding school. I heard enough about the evils that go on in those places. Once the boy complained about bullying the parents should have withdrawn him as bullies are relentless
Bulliing are normal occurrence in schools in nigeria and abroad, be it uk,usa etc..its even worse over there,statistics show that many students commit suicide or attempt it,some runaway.The best solution is parents not just parenting but bonding with their kids as though they were mates and academic institutions doing the needful
@@odemaj8605 The scale and type of bullying in Nigeria is at a different level. And in the US and UK the schools will have some kind of checks to ensure pupils have some protection. In fact schools can be sued for not providing protection to bullied students. Of course no system is perfect. More to the point have you ever heard of a pupil being forced to drink poison by fellow pupils? Where on earth did the pupils get the poison from? Only in Nigeria!!
As you withdraw your child, another gets bullied. It is for the bullied to leave the school after facing discipline.
@@ifehansson2254 personally this is the first am hearing about being forced to drink anything related to bullying in niaja, which puts this issue more in the realm of cult initiation gone wrong and let me remind you that bullying isnt just physical scars,its either physical or psychological of which kids abroad i.e,uk or usa alike suffer more psychological torment that physical. The institutions are good at hiding it over there,while in nigeria,weare good at sweeping things under the rug
This is so painful,I pray God comfort this family.
Parents should give their children access to talk with them one on one
If the victim has spoken out earlier that he drank something maybe life would have been safe.
When Don Davies mum cried out about son's abused , some people thought she's blackmailing the school .
Some parents even spoke bad about her. She was a lone voice crying in the wilderness. They told her not to speak bad about the church school.
Thank you Adeola, As a nurse that case is more than sick bay. They should have referred immediately after giving first aid. That school is evil.
True
The era of boarding school for kids has gone. There is no reason to send a child to boarding school in today's Nigeria, when there are a lot of good schools around unless the parents are no more. I may sound harsh but the world of today is becoming more dangerous to leave children in the school environment. It's a pity that the family has to suffer this great lost. The school authority should be held responsible and those bullies should made to face full wrath of the law.
Parents need to learn how to create an inviting, positive atmosphere for a meaningful communication to take place between them and their children. Sylvester would have opened up in the past as to the severity of the bully and other things if he is so free to talk to his parents. Parents, your children need to see you as their best friends. There must be justice for this innocent kid.
Exactly what I said, he didn’t get the care he needed at the hospital 🏥 he would have survived 😭
This is very bad! Emotional too@ Tears rolling in my eyes! May his soul rest in eternal peace!
RIP Sylvester, God bless you Adeola
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My heartfelt condolences to the family and his friends. May he rest in perfect peace.
This is so heartbreaking 💔
This whole thing broke my heart. Parents need to be hands on in parenting. I pray this family get the justice they deserve. I pray the roommates Stand up and corroborate the story the family have said sylvester told them. I pray they name the culprits. it's the only way the case holds up in court. Those boys must atone for their sins.
And the school's licence should be revoked. How can a cult exist in a high school and the school is not aware. A HIGH SCHOOL?? but that's absolutely absurd. They have to business running a school if they cannot take responsibility for the lives of the children entrusted in they care. There is so much to say. Rest in peace little man. 💔💔
I pray justice serve it's purpose bcoz our judiciary system has failed the system and criminals get away with crime easily without true justice.i pray the good Lord comfort this family and strengthen them in a time like this.
This brings tears to my eyes each time
It's heartbreaking
Well said ma. Justice will be served and the culprits will be brought to book. My deepest condolences goes out to the family of the unfortunate boy. rest on Sylvester jnr. You'll be missed deeply 🙏🏽
You handled this tragic story very responsibly. God bless you. May God show Nigeria a way out of all her troubles in Jesus name.
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Ppl teaching their children good values and being responsible is what will make things change. We automatically call God but rarely say we will change our own selves.
Thank you Adeola for this🙏
I attended one of the Unity Secondary Schools in Èkìtì State, Nigeria around the late 1990s.
Things like these was like 'normal'. We didn't even know it is called bullying, but we used the term 'brutality or brutalisation'.
As a student in the school, you are either a victim or an actor. Extremely few students would have escaped such experience. I was bullied, 'brutalised', and extorted. We took it as a normal boarding house experience.
In retrospect, did I 'brutalised' any Junior student? I must sincerely confess that though I didn't do so, but as a school prefect, we sometimes go to the extreme of punishing Junior students. I've apologised to as many of the Junior students that I later came across, because I'd learnt that we did perpetuate the circle of the misnormal and passed it on. Though, it was a culture in my secondary school, there shouldn't be any excuse for such.
It is wrong. Periodt!
At least you have made restitution for the brutality on other children
So painful,,may his soul rest in peace
While i was in a boarding school, my dad made sure he befriended all the nuns for my follow up while in School. After school i need to tell him all my activities back at home. This was in the late 90s to 2000s. Even after his passing away, my mum did same. Fast forward to today, i sent my last sibling to a boarding school and last year she did mention her dislike for the school and immediately i interrogated her if she was facing bullying? Good enough it was far from that because i was ready to storm the school or withdraw her from there. RIP Sylvester. May your soul find peace with Christ and my condolence to the bereaved family.
Oh God! This is too much to bear. Is better for a child to die during birth than to die after so much love and care on planet earth showered to such beautiful soul by the parents. It is not easy to bear such pain oh. May God grant the parents strong heart to bear this. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen
Very sad can you imagine what Sylvester parents will be going through now painful situation poor child imagine the pain before he died 💔
Thank you ma'am for this advice. I pray parents listen
The Father's tears brought tears to my eyes again.. so painful.. Rest in power Dear Sylvester Jr. Happy birthday dear..
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The school should be held accountable this. And also, the parents of the children involved in beating Sylvester should be sued!
Parents should please listen to their children no matter how tired they are and what words their children want to say. Children talk to outsiders these days since outsiders give them audience. These children are facing alot and they need their parents to talk to them.
Parents should learn and get their kids out of boarding school
Thank you Adeola for addressing this unfortunate issue in our society, including the state of our healthcare system😩.. I only lasted 2 terms in boarding school.
What is going on in Nja? From
John Davis Jr. to Sylvester! The pain of the dad is palpable. Lost dreams , hopes of a caring parent. I cannot even fathom what the mother and grandparents are going through. I pray for the family to have peace, set up a foundation in his name to have purpose. He cannot die in vain! RIP Sylvester, justice must prevail. All those who conspired, perpetrated, or witnessed this evil deed without speaking up must face justice no matter how highly placed their families are in 🇳🇬 .
For now, a thorough autopsy must be conducted before Sylvester is laid to rest. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
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In the days of our fore-fathers by now the crook children who did this dastardly acts would have been groaning in some spiritual pains and their parents would have transported them to Warri looking for the late Sylvester’s parents for remedy...#JusticeForSylvester
Rest in power dearest son, Happy birthday to u
Careless parents my condolences
Adeola thanks for the update. I have been devastated since this incidence. You remember another girl in one of the private boarding school in Abuja that condoms were found in her private part? This girl was sick and died in the process.Till now there's no justice for the parent.The matter has been swept under the carpet. This is another heinous atrocity and I hope it will not be covered up as usual.
Hmmmm.there was a popular musician who sang " olowo nsore olowo, otosi nsore otosi," meaning the riches make friends with the riches while the poor befriend the poor.
Nowadays, the riches make enemy of themselves. I don't see why the riches will pay enormous amount of money for their children's school and yet the children will be causing havoc for other innocent children.
Too bad! May his soul rest in peace.
This same issue was happening to me at police secondary school. This was many years ago but I thank God my dad saw fit to withdraw me out of the school. Sometimes I do have nightmares about that school.
May his soul rest in grace and power. I hope boarding schools in nigeria make changes policy wise to address such issues.
Srry about your ordeal.
I'm so sorry for this parent
You said it all My dear Adeola
You spoke my mind
It's a Pitty 😭😭😭😭😭
So sad... Sincerely pray that Justice will be served accordingly..
My deepest condolences to his family...
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Rest in the bossom of the Lord Almighty prince Sylvester Oromoni.
You will surely get justice.
Thoese boys that sent you to this early demise will never never find peace all the days of their lives. Sorrows will and shall not depart from their Home .Amen
And thanks Adeola for covering this story.
Parents shouldn't think that only boarding school kids are intelligent!
These days boarding schools are full of demonic kids .All manners of insane things happen these days in boarding schools.
I cry anytime I see his story😰😰😰. It pained me to my bone. I never liked boarding schools because children come home looking weird and different. You start all-over trying to know your child. They're alone, really alone with some other people.
Oh my gosh, just wake up to tears this morning, so painful to me that dont even know them, may God give the parents the heart to bear this painful lost, happy birthday day boy
The biggest problem in Nigeria is that when something bad happen, nobody want to take responsibility to see how that error will not reoccur again.
Well my deepest condolences to the family😢😢😠😠
That is why evil persist in the country upon all the churches that are all over the place.
I have always hated boarding schools. My parents did not send me there. When I was small, I call their students prisoners. My friends who attended such schools told me how they were been treated. My problem is you see a student promising to treat other students the same way they were treated. Cycle of violence.
Hmmmmm my hearth is so bitter, Sylvester may your gentle soul find rest in the bosom of the Lord.
Some children are more evil than Adults...i went to a boarding house an I have always marvelled at the kind of wickedness displayed by teenagers...it is terrifying
Saddest news of my life, I weep for poor Sylvester, he must have gone through hell from the hands of his killers. RIP Chidalu. (Thank God).
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