Three of the same parents’ children drowned in a swimming pool, causing tragedy to strike a neighbourhood in Lagos’ Ajah district.
When the three kids left their residence to swim in the pool, the parents of the murdered children, who collapsed following the awful tragedy, allegedly went to a party.
It was reported that some estate residents, including security guards, discovered the kids unresponsive in the pool.
According to a source, the kids were taken to a local hospital where their demise was verified as soon as they were taken out of the pool.
The source said, “The incident happened on an estate in Ajah. The estate has a pool generally accessible to residents. The three siblings were the only children of their parents. When their parents left home for an event, they went to swim at the general pool and drowned.
“The Chief Security Officer of the estate was part of the people that found the children unresponsive and quickly rushed them to a hospital, where they were confirmed dead. They also quickly alerted the Ajah Police Station and also informed the parents that something urgent that required their attention had happened, but didn’t disclose what happened to their children.
“So, the parents quickly aborted their outing. It was when they met the CSO and others that they were informed that their children drowned. Upon hearing that all their three children had died, both husband and wife fainted and were rushed to a hospital, where they were revived.
“The children are all girls; the first child was 14-year-old; the second child was seven-year-old and the third child was three-year-old. The incident happened towards evening.”
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police public relations officer, responded to the development by tweeting: “Just a piece of advise, do not utilise a swimming pool without a lifeguard on duty. Never swim at a beach without competent supervision. Due to preventable drowning, people are losing loved ones. Recently, three siblings perished in the same boat. Teenager was the oldest. Be cautious when you’re outside.
When asked for more information about the incident, Hundeyin, who would not give the couple’s names, stated the kids had been left in a mortuary.
He said, “The family are going through a difficult time; the incident happened on Sunday, June 12, 2022, but the CSO reported the case at the Ajah Police Station around 1am on Monday, June 13, 2022. The corpses of the victims have been deposited in a mortuary.
“The victims were the only children of their parents. In fact, their parents fainted after they informed them that their children drowned.”
