While the video has been trending on social media, many have misrepresented the victim to be the rapper’s son. Police officers from Lagos have confirmed that the video is fake and are currently checking CCTV footage to get more information on what exactly led to Ifeanyi’s death.
The BBC Disinformation Unit has stated that the video is from China, and the incident featured in the video happened on August 23, 2019, when a child drowned in the swimming pool.
Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin revealed that Ifeanayi’s body has been deposited in the morgue, and they are in touch with his parents. He also confirmed that six people among the domestic staff who were detained have been released, but the nanny and cook are still in custody. He said,
What happened to Davido’s son? How is the police investigation going?
Davido’s toddler son Ifeanyi tragically died on Monday, October 31, after drowning in a pool at the singer’s residence in Lagos, Nigeria. The incident happened when the artist and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, were not at home.
Police arrested eight people from the domestic staff on November 1. Lagos police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin said,
Hundeyin also said that their standard procedure to investigate someone’s death starts with an autopsy. He said that a few families are usually not interested in an autopsy, and the same happened with Ifeanyi’s parents.
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-OIu paid tribute to the kid on Twitter. Nigerian politician Peter Obi said that he cannot imagine the pain Ifeanyi’s parents are going through. He wrote in a tweet,
Davido’s representatives have not yet commented on anything on the incident.
Also known as David Adedeji Adeleke, Davido is the father of two more kids, Aurora Imade and Hailey Veronica, from his previous relationships.
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