NewsOnline reports that Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus is trending after she was accused by Twitter users of initiating the rumour of the death of Davido’s son with a post on the social media network, Instagram. Eniola Badmus is a close friend of the singer.
An Instagram post by ace comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY Comedian seems to have confirmed the death of Ifeanyi Davido in the early hours of Tuesday morning, November 1, 2022.
Makun wrote in the post, “The death of a child is unnatural, unfair and tragic. This hits me so bad.”
Another report by LindaIkeji says: “The tragic death occurred on Monday, October 31. Ifeanyi died by drowning at his dad’s Banana Island home. He was rushed Evercare Hospital in Lekki where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The report added that the couple had travelled for a family gathering to Ibadan yesterday and had left Ifeanyi with his minders who can’t explain how he entered the pool without being noticed and drowned. It noted that quite a number of people at Davido’s House when the incident happened have been arrested.
A report monitored on Peoples Gazette by NewsOnline Nigeria says: “The boy was inside water for too long and they pulled him out and rushed him to the hospital,” the family source said under anonymity to await an official statement. “By the time they rushed him to Lagoon Hospital it was already too late.”
NewsOnline reports that Ifeanyi Adekeke was born on October 20, 2019, by Davido’s girlfriend Chioma Rowland.
Another source close to the family said Davido was travelling in the United States when the incident happened. Chioma was believed to have travelled to Ibadan and left the child with a female domestic assistant.
NewsOnline reports that singer Davido is yet to confirm the rumour making the rounds that his son Ifeanyi is dead. However, an edited screenshot showed Davido appearing to have confirmed Ifeanyi’s death in a post on the social media network, Snapchat.
The post published at 19:01 GMT read: “Ifeanyi why. I had plans for you”, it is, however, unclear if the post on Snapchat was made by the 30BG singer or if it was edited to fit into the ongoing rumour making the rounds.
Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus is trending after she was accused by Twitter users of initiating the rumour of the death of Davido’s son with a post on the social media network, Instagram. Newsonline reports that Eniola Badmus is a close friend of the singer.
However, news from some quarters in Nigeria, claims that Ifeanyi is still very much alive but under close watch at the hospital.
As of the time of filing this report, neither Davido nor Chioma Rowland was yet to issue a statement regarding the rumoured death of their first child together, Ifeanyi. The rumour has set the micro-blogging site, Twitter agog.
Meanwhile, Newsonline Nigeria reports that Davido Son Ifeanyi death comes two years after another artist Dapo Oyebanjo, D’banj, lost his son, who similarly drown in the family swimming pool.
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