The death of three-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of popular musician,
Davido, elicited widespread grief and attracted messages of commiseration from
all strata of Nigerians.
There are indications that the
police might conduct an autopsy to determine whether Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of
popular music artiste, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, died as a
result of drowning in a swimming pool at his father’s residence in the Banana
Island area of Lagos State.
An impeccable source, who
confirmed the development, said it was standard practice for the police to
conduct an autopsy in such a case, adding, however, that the police would
desist from the move if the deceased family members were against it.
“Though the family members are not saying anything yet because they are still in shock but until anybody says stop, the standard procedure is to conduct an autopsy and we are going to follow that procedure just like in any case of death,” the source said.
Explaining further, the source
said out of the eight domestic workers interrogated by the police in connection
with Ifeanyi’s death, the cook and nanny, whose job was to cater for the
wellbeing of the three-year-old boy, had been detained for reasons including
the failure to uphold the duty of care of the minor.
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.”
Possible CCTV review
However, a former Commissioner of
Police in Ogun State, Edward Ajogun, said closed-circuit television could help
in throwing more light on the events that led to Ifeanyi’s death.
He said, “Going by the
personality of Davido, one should expect that all of these security gadgets are
already on the ground. Someone living at Banana Island will surely have all
these security gadgets installed.
“CCTV is like a third eye; it is
a technology built to put an environment under surveillance. It is built to
serve the purposes of prevention and detection of crime.
“As a crime detection technology,
where crime has happened, the CCTV will assist in giving an insight into how
that particular crime happened and making it easier to determine who
perpetrated that crime.”
Contacted for a follow-up
reaction regarding the impact CCTV could play in the ongoing investigation to
unravel the circumstances surrounding Ifeanyi’s death at Davido’s residence,
Hundeyin said, “CCTV will be reviewed if we find any installed at his house.”
The news of Ifeanyi’s death, which broke late Monday, threw the
family members into mourning.
Celebrities, politicians, fans
and sympathisers, who were traumatised by the tragic development, condoled with
Davido and Chioma, who had been inconsolable since the events that led to the
death of their son became public knowledge.
Amid the flurry of reactions to
Ifeanyi’s death, a self-acclaimed foster brother to Davido, one Emeka Senator,
while mourning over the tragedy that befell the couple, hinted in an Instagram
post that an admonition about Ifeanyi’s death was ignored.
In a terse statement, he wrote,
“The revelation was taken for granted. God, we are sorry.”
It was gathered that a prophet, Samuel King, had in a
Facebook post tagged ‘Global Prophecy’ on January 7, 2022, foretold the death
of Davido’s son.
The post read, “PRAY FOR DAVID
ADELEKE, aka Davido. In a vision, I saw 2022 with so many opportunities for
him, rewards and awards! This is the biggest year for him even until 2023!
“But let’s pray against any arrow
of death, especially against his son! Any close loved ones. God revealed to me
that it will happen if prayers are not made.”
Following the tragic development
that claimed Ifeanyi’s life, the prophet, in a trending video on Tuesday, said
he would reach out to Davido on how to pray to avert further tragedies.
“I’ll try my best to reach out to
the family and give you the last clue and tell you how you should pray about
this,” he said.
Baby mamas silent
As of the time of filing this
report, no condolence post was shared on social media by the singer’s three
other baby mamas.
The last post on the Instagram
page of his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, showed her advertising an energy
drink. It was posted a day before the news of Ifeanyi’s death.
The singer’s third and fourth
baby mamas, Amanda, and Larissa London, also didn’t have any fresh posts on
social media since the news of Ifeanyi’s death broke.
However, celebrities took to
their social media pages to express sadness over the tragedy that claimed the
life of the three-year-old.
In their condolence messages,
many of them attached pictures of candles to mourn Davido’s son.
On his part, Afrobeat musician, Femi
Kuti, said, “Woke up to this terrible news. My deepest condolences to Davido
and Chioma. Can’t even begin to imagine how they both must feel.”
Singer Paul Play Dairo, in his
post, said, “I’m really lost for words. This is really painful. Take heart, David.”
Also, Nollywood actor, Williams
Uchemba, in an Instagram post on Tuesday, said he prayed for Ifeanyi’s death to
be a lie.
“I am upset, pained and confused.
Nobody deserves to feel this pain. Please say a prayer for David, Chioma and
the entire family. Rest up little one,” Uchemba added.
Describing Ifeanyi’s death as a
rude shock, actress Iyabo Ojo, in an Instagram post, said, “I was hoping it
wasn’t true. My God!!! This is so shocking, sad, devastating and extremely
painful.”
Actor Muyiwa Ademola, also said
parents burying their children was one of the saddest experiences in life.
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