Police Invite Domestic Staff Over Davido Son’s Death

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, on Tuesday confirmed that eight members of the domestic staff of Mr David Adeleke, otherwise known as Davido, have been invited for questioning over the drowning of his son, Ifeanyi, on Monday.

It was earlier reported that the three-year-old boy had drowned at a swimming pool in their Banana Island residence in Lagos. He had the child with his fiancée, Chioma Rowland.in October 2019.

According to reports, Davido and Chioma were away from home but left Ifeanyi with their domestic workers. It was said that after the boy drowned, he was taken to a hospital in the area for treatment.

But Mr Hundeyin, according to a report by The Punch, confirmed Davido son’s death, noting that the workers around when the incident happened are being interrogated.

“His (Ifeanyi’s) death is confirmed. His (Davido’s) domestic workers have been brought in for questioning, and anybody found not culpable will be allowed to go immediately.

“About eight of them were brought in to narrate their version of what happened to assist us in getting what really happened.

“At the end of their narrations, whoever is found not guilty of negligence or not culpable in any way will be allowed to go.

“Anybody found culpable will stay back to assist us in further investigation. The domestic workers are about eight that were brought in,” Mr Hundeyin was quoted as saying.

Also, Channels Television quoted the police spokesman as saying that, When asked whether Ifeanyi is dead, the police spokesman said, “Yes, he is [dead]; he drowned,” adding that some “domestic staff have been brought in for questioning.”