{"id":1240734,"date":"2022-11-01T13:32:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/01\/davidos-son-drowns-nigerian-police-question-staff\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T13:32:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:32:58","slug":"davidos-son-drowns-nigerian-police-question-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/01\/davidos-son-drowns-nigerian-police-question-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Davido\u2019s son drowns: Nigerian police question staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"470\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Davido-son-696x470.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Davido-son\"\/><\/div>\n<h5 id=\"main-heading\"><strong>Nigerian police have taken in eight domestic workers for questioning following the death of the three-year-old son of Afrobeats star Davido.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A police spokesman confirmed to the BBC that Ifeanyi Adeleke, who turned three last month, had drowned on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to media reports, it happened in the swimming pool at his parent\u2019s home in the main city of Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>\n[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Davido and his fianc\u00e9e Chioma Rowland, a popular chef and influencer, have not yet commented on their son\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>News of the tragic drowning has been trending globally, with fans and colleagues from the entertainment industry sending their heartfelt condolences to the couple.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin told the BBC that one of the couple\u2019s domestic staff called the police at 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed that eight members of staff had been invited in for questioning \u2013 and anyone with a case to answer would be arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are reviewing the CCTV cameras to get additional information about the circumstances of his death,\u201d Mr Hundeyin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis body has been deposited in the morgue. We are in touch with his parents. In fact they were with us last night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Davido, whose real name is David Adeleke, is considered one of Africa\u2019s biggest music stars. He has won MTV and BET music awards and has collaborated with international artists including Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj.<\/p>\n<p>During a trip to London last month, he and Chioma Rowland announced they would be getting married next year.<\/p>\n<p>The singer has three other children with other partners.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the one-year-old son of Nigerian singer D\u2019Banj\u00a0drowned in a pool in what seem like similar circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Source:BBC<\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.1&appId=1201200913327594&autoLogAppEvents=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/starrfm.com.gh\/2022\/11\/davidos-young-son-drowns-nigerian-police-question-staff\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian police have taken in eight domestic workers for questioning following the death of the three-year-old son of Afrobeats star Davido. A police spokesman confirmed to the BBC that Ifeanyi Adeleke, who turned three last month, had drowned on Monday. 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