Chidera, a five-year-old student of the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School Ogba, Lagos State, has died.
He was said to have drowned during a swimming lesson organised by the school at the Ivory Health Club in Ikeja for him and his colleagues.
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In a statement, Chidera’s father, Anthony, revealed that the caregivers and lifeguards were unaware that his son slipped into the pool for 30 minutes. He said;
“I dropped my children at the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School on Acme Road, Ogba, on Monday morning, and I went to work.
“At 10.52am, I got a call from their head teacher, Mrs Adeola Oladipo, and she told me that my son was involved in an accident and that he had been rushed to the Ikeja Medical Centre.
“My son was under the water for over 30 minutes and we were all shouting as we watched the video.
“Another pupil also fell into the water, but her colleagues raised the alarm and they pulled her out and while this was going on, nobody noticed my son was inside the water.
“My son died because of the recklessness of these people who were supposed to take care of him.
“I want justice to forestall this kind of thing happening again. The caregivers, lifeguards, school management and the Ivory Health Club can’t go unpunished. My son’s corpse has been deposited in the morgue.”
However, CCTV footage from the accident also revealed that Chidera had been in the pool for over 30 minutes before he died.
His corpse was said to have been discovered by someone else who came to swim in the pool.
Furthermore, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has revealed some members of the school’s staff and the club has been arrested pending further investigations.
