A counsel from the Law Firm of Falana & Falana, Taiwo Olawanle, made the application on the grounds that other parties to the proceedings have not filed their witness depositions.

Counsel for Dowen College, Anthony Kpokpo, described the application as tragic. Some other lawyers in the proceedings said it was an attempt to stop the process as the truth was starting to come out.

The coroner, Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, has held that the application is vexatious especially as the court has ruled on the matter and ordered all parties to file their witness deposition by Tuesday, February 1.

The court also ordered that all pending witnesses should be present in court at the next sitting on Monday, January 31.

The father of the deceased, Sylvester Oromoni Snr and his sister were due to testify before the coroner on Friday but failed to show up.

The court has also notified all parties that subsequent sittings will hold at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja.

Meanwhile, the coroner has dismissed the application of the Ijaw Youth Council, Lagos Chapter seeking to be joined as interested parties in the proceedings.

The court held that their interest is subsumed in that of the family of the deceased who is already represented by counsel at the proceedings.

Recall that on Tuesday, the Magistrate court granted N1 million bail to five students of Dowen College charged with the alleged murder of Oromoni. The Chief Magistrate, Olatunbosun Adeola, after hearing the bail application filed by the counsel for the defendants, ordered the defendants to produce two sureties each in like sum.

Reacting to this development, the father of the deceased student, Sylvester Oromoni Snr, wondered the rationale behind the bail when the 21 days requested by the police for investigation was yet to elapse.

He said “Yesterday I was called that those boys were granted bail by a Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos. I said, “why?” I now called the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State and he told me; I was not aware, and that they were not done with the investigation.I called the DCP in charge of the case who later confirmed to me that the story is true.But it was a surprise to me that the same judge gave them 21 days which expires on the 28 of this month when the police requested for the remand order. The court granted 21 days to keep those boys.And the 21 days have not expired, and the court granted them bail. I am calling on President Muhammadu Buhari, the Lagos State Government and the Inspector General of Police to please take note.Secondly, the police said they are not done with the investigation, that granting the boys bail will not help their investigation, they are getting more facts. And they were even planning that after the 21 days if they are not done with their investigation, they will ask for an extension. I am surprised that the court granted them bail when the date given has not elapsed.I am not a lawyer but what the family is saying is that they should allow the police to conclude their investigation. I am not saying that they should not be granted bail but it is the court that gave the police 21 days”