After the viral news of the death of Davido’s son death broke out, many took to social media to express their grief and shock over the sad incident. The police force has also embarked on an investigation, arresting 8 domestic staff as at Monday.
So far, six of them have been released after questioning, while the nanny and cook are still in police custody. It is expected based on standard practice for the police to carry out an autopsy to determine whether Ifeanyi Adeleke died as a result of drowning in the swimming pool at his father’s residence in Banana Island. However, the police can refrain from the move if the family is against such a development.
The source said, “It was the work of the nanny to take care of the child (Ifeanyi); the nanny was negligent or how could the boy have left the house without her knowledge?
“The boy left the house, walked to the back where the swimming pool is situated and fell into the swimming pool. Nobody noticed until much later. At that point in time, he had drowned and was at the bottom of the swimming pool.
“So, they brought him out and rushed him to the Lagoon Hospital, where the doctors tried unsuccessfully to revive him. They left the hospital and rushed the boy to Evercare Hospital, where he was declared dead.
“They have deposited his corpse in the mortuary for an autopsy to reveal the cause of death. All the domestic workers at home when the incident happened have been questioned by the police but only the nanny and cook were detained.”
Confirming the detention of the two domestic workers, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, when contacted, said, “I spoke with the DPO and he said the nanny and the cook have been detained. Other domestic workers brought in for questioning were released.”
