Tragedy: Five-Year-Old Pupil Drowns During Swimming Lesson In Lagos
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A five-year-old pupil of the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School, Ogba, Lagos State, Chidera Eze, has drowned during a swimming lesson organised by the school in the Ikeja area of the state.
PUNCH Metro gathered that some teachers and caregivers of the school took Chidera and his colleagues for the swimming lesson at the Ivory Health Club, Ogundana Street, Ikeja.
During the training, Chidera and his colleagues were said to be playing at the tip of the pool when he slipped into it.
His father, Anthony, while speaking to our correspondent on Wednesday, said the teachers, caregivers and lifeguards were not aware that his son had fallen into the pool until he drowned.
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.
“I rushed down there, but what I saw was the lifeless body of my son. I asked the head teacher what happened and she said she did not know. I asked the doctor what happened and he said he was brought in dead. I asked the teachers, caregivers and workers at the club what happened and they gave no explanation.
“As I was crying, my wife came in; I was trying to manage the information, but the head teacher also informed her and as she ran into the hospital, I became totally confused. I went to the Area F Police Station and after the policemen took pictures of my son’s corpse, we went to the club.
Punch
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