POLICE RELEASE SIX WORKERS BUT DETAIN THE NANNY AND CHEF, AND AN AUTOPSY IS LIKELY

Davido, Chioma Rowland and Late Ifeanyi Adeleke

It appears that Ifeanyi Adeleke, the son of well-known musician Davido and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, may have drowned in the swimming pool at his father's home in the Banana Island region of Lagos State. If so, the police may perform an autopsy to ascertain this.

It is common procedure for the police to perform an autopsy in such a circumstance, according to a reliable source who confirmed the development. The source said that the police would abstain from the action if the departed family members objected, though.

"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.

The cook and nanny, whose job it was to look after the wellbeing of the three-year-old boy, had been detained for reasons including failing to uphold the duty of care of the minor, the source further explained. Out of the eight domestic workers questioned by the police in relation to Ifeanyi's death, the source said.

As per the source, "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."