A couple in Lagos state have been thrown into mourning after their three children drowned in a swimming pool at their estate in the Ajah area of the state.
Punch reports that the couple had gone for an event when the three children left their house to swim in the pool on June 12,2022
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An eyewitness said an alarm was raised after the three children were found motionless in the pool. They were immediately removed from the pool and rushed to the hospital where they were confirmed dead.
An eyewitness said an alarm was raised after the three children were found motionless in the pool. They were immediately removed from the pool and rushed to the hospital where they were confirmed dead.
“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, towards evening, 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 d€ad. 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.
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 d!ed, both husband and wife fainted and were rushed to a hospital, where they were revived.
The children all girls; were aged 14,7 and 3 .
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, 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.”
*so many questions begging for answers here...
Did the parents leave the three kids at home alone?
Did no adult escort them to swim?
How come nobody saw them on their way to swim and before they drowned?
This is so disheartening...I can feel their pain.πππππ
ReplyDeleteThis is the worst pain a parent should endure. 3 kids at once in a swimming pool?
DeleteGod, grant them the grace to bear this loss.
Something seems fishy! They couldn't have just gone out to swim if they haven't been doing that before. The 3 of them including the 14year old couldn't have drown same time without anyone noticing.
ReplyDeleteIs it an isolated swimming pool? Where they the only ones present there at the time?
I just hope this is not the handwork of enemies within, serious investigation needs to be done.
May God console their parents.
RIP young children. Heavenly comfort to your parents. May we never bury our children untimely Amen. Our children will be the ones to give us befitting burial AMEN
ReplyDeleteOMGπππ3 of them gone just like thatππππ
ReplyDeleteSadπ°
DeleteThis is sad, chai
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad
ReplyDeleteAre there not supposed to be live guards there?
ReplyDeleteThis is very painful. May their souls Rest In Peace.
Sluttychic.
The 14 year old is old enough to babysit Stella
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Nigeria where people commit crimes and get away.
ReplyDeleteThose children didn't drown themselves,It was a well planned job.The perpetrators just had to wait for their parents to leave before they could execute their plans.
Isn't there supposed to be a CCTV camera in a supposed estate??
Nobody kill anybody....this kain tins dey happen. I think the eldest naim suppose to dey watch over them, which she's not that young if you check am. She probably carry dem make dem go swim together. And she and dem no too sabi. When we small, we did so may dumb and stupid stuff when our parents no dey around. Like if you know how many times wey i fall from very high tree wey i no suppose climb. I could have broken major limbs or even died. And estates swimming pools no dey get lifeguard. Even most hotels don't as well. The signs are always boldly written. The most they can have is rubber floater and depth levels boldly displayed.
Delete11:26 An autopsy will clear your doubts.
Deletewhere you there ?? dont you know people drown all the time in swimming pool..I have a pool and some of my kids friends maybe out of shame claim they can swim but you later discover that they can't swim me I stay put by the pool or get an adult to watch them seriously
DeleteWhat a tragedy. May there souls rip Amen π. comfort to the parents
ReplyDeleteSo sad, no mention of living these kids under the watch of an adult. A 14 yr old is still too young to watch over a 7yr old and a 3yr old...
ReplyDelete2ndly if the pool was actively used, how did they allow kidd in to the pool area?
Was there no life guard or is it pool guard? Aren't pool's meant to be in a gated area, how did they gain access?
Let's home it's not murder and the drowning was staged?
Then who will they have offended that will wipe out their children including a 3yr old?
Too many questions.
May the children rest in peace.
Unfortunately, questions for which we might never get satisfactory answers. Truly truly devastating news. I can't even imagine the pain the parents are going through right now. God, please comfort this couple. Na only you fit console dem. Sad ish...π₯²π₯²
ReplyDeleteSwimming pools are not meant for homes or areas where there will be no constant lifeguard supervision. I see a trend of Nigerians building more & more pools without adequate training. We refused to buy a house with a pool when our kids were young because they always jumped from the first floor to the main floor when playing, when left alone. Swimming classes here are intense from beginner to intermediate to advanced. We don’t know if the 14 year old attended all the necessary stages of swimming classes. May their souls Rest In Peace. That you can afford pools does not mean you need one please get basketball post or tennis court instead!
DeletePlease avoid swimming pools if you are not a good swimmer young or old. Especially if it’s deeper than 4ft. There is a family here whose surgeon son, an avid swimmer, dived, hit the wrong part of his head at the bottom of the pool and became a paraplegic, paralysed on all limbs for life. His physician dad committed suicide because of that. Swimming pools are scary. Even for the best of swimmers. They are not status symbols. Look up the story of Joni Eareckson Tada, now in her 70s. She had a swimming accident at 17 that left her a quadriplegic for life. She started writing & painting with her mouth. I read about twins who escaped their sleepy nanny and drowned in the family pool. There are so many terrible stories about swimming that advertising a home with a pool doesn’t attract many parents, it does the opposite. The story of Dbanj’s son’s accident is still very recent. Parents, it’s not everything we must have our kids copy please. They go for swimming lessons from first grade here, yet accidents like Joni Eareckson Tada’s own still happen. The other day a friend’s nephew, of Nigerian descent as well went swimming with white friends, he was the only one that drowned. College age! They suspected foul play but it couldn’t be proven so they were not prosecuted. May God console the parents. May their gentle souls rest in perfect peace. What a sad incident.
No nobody should blame the parents for leaving them alone in the house. A 14yrs girl is old enough to keep an eye on her sisters. It's unfortunate, rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteMy child is 14 and I don’t leave the younger ones without a full adult with them. Some of you are very careless. You can’t even wait for the kids to fully develop before turning them to mini mummy and daddy/househelp.
DeleteHypocrites, can you people tell us again the age of those young girls you bring from the village to come and do house girl after your first pregnancy?
DeleteAll of a sudden 14 years old is now too young because it's your own child πππ
A 14 year old is old enough to watch over his/her younger ones.
DeleteAt the pool however, there should have been a life guard
My own question is how come the pool was unguarded? You mean anyone can just walk in there to swim?
ReplyDeleteVery tragic!!!
This is sad. Rest in peace to the dead.
ReplyDeleteOh lord of mercy, what kind of news is this oo
ReplyDeleteThis is sad, unfortunately we may never no what really happened. May the Lord console the family.
DeleteSuch a sad news. May their souls rest in peace π.
ReplyDeleteChai, Chim. The cold waves that ran through my body.
ReplyDeleteIt is only God that can heal and comfort this couple. Something has shifted, changed. The emptiness, emotional and psychological trauma. Lord have mercy! I think they need to change house cuz they will be hunted in that house.
Soar with the Angels beautiful ones.
No parent should bury their child. This is too much Lord, but I commit them into your warm embrace. Only you can do, what no man can do
Sad. That's if the marriage survives this tragedy. Couples have to be extremely close to each other to get through trying times like this. Such a pity
DeleteThis is terrible ooo
ReplyDeleteIkunle Abiamo ooo
KΓ ayΓ© mΓ‘ fi inΓ‘ α»mα» jo wΓ‘. Hmm Γ³ lΓ‘gbΓ‘ra.
DeleteAh God of heaven I can't imagine, bad news everywhere.
ReplyDeleteR. I. P to the kids
May God grant the parents the grace to bear the loss.
They should at least left their kids under supervision of an adult
Stella the 14yo is old enough to look after her siblings nau, and their parent probably told them not to go anywhere while they were gone.
ReplyDeleteWhy was there no one guarding that pool fgs?
God this is so sad ooo, only God can console their parent
I think the 14 year old Is old enough as well. It is not like the parents travelled, they went out.
DeleteI wonder oh..a fourteen years old girl especially is old enough to watch over her younger siblings. Abroad, she will even be paid to baby sit so what Are we sayimg? may their soul rest in peace!
DeleteShe is old enough to look after them it's just unfortunate she not here to tell what went wrong. Γwα»n meteta lekan na JΓ©sΓΉ.
DeleteSo sadcant imagine what the parents are going through
ReplyDeleteMay God give them the heart to bear the loss
How can I unread this?, oh my God!!!, 3kids of same parent, ah God oooo, I can't imagine what the parent are feeling, oh my God!!!, rest in peace children. Ah no ooo
ReplyDeleteOh God!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad news
This is heartbreaking π π’
May heaven console their parents..
O Lord please comfort their parents because is you alone that can do it.
This is very sad oh God π,l can't even imagine the pain the parents will be going through.
ReplyDeleteMay God grant them the grace to bear the lose.
May their souls rest in peace
So sad☹️☹️☹️☹️ The story just doesn't add up, how can the three kids drown. God comfort the parents.
ReplyDeleteThis is very sad and terrible. May God comfort the parents. How ever I'd I lived in an estate that has a pool each child would start swimming lessons from age 5.
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This is terrible news. The 14year old should be able to watch over her siblings if they stayed indoors. Some 14year olds are also well trained to take care of their younger siblings outdoors too.
ReplyDeleteI don't think they all went into that pool at the same time. One must have entered and had difficulty swimming and then the other decided to help (not also knowing how to swim). The baby may have fallen into the pool out of curiosity. Terrible!! So many scenarios playing in my head. I hope the matter is properly investigated.
If you don't know to swim, you should not be in the pool at night.
DeleteLord have mercy, my heart goes to the parents
ReplyDeleteThose saying a 14 year old is old enough to look after her siblings should pause for a minute.. A girl of that age was left at home and the maiguard watched and deviced a plan to get her. He tricked her into opening the door by pretending there was a visitor. Sadly she was brutally raped and then he escaped. Please stop leaving minors without an adult to supervise. It is a terrible thing to do. What if there was a fire or medical emergency for crying out loud.
ReplyDeleteIt is only God that can comfort this couple. This is too sad, O God π
ReplyDeleteThe swimming pool must be an isolated place because I don't know how no one at least one person saw them. This is heartbreaking π
may their soul rip, that story up there is fake i dont need to be there to know this
ReplyDeleteThey should sue the estate management. You don't let people, especially kids use a pool without a life guard present.
ReplyDeleteNo supervising adult responsible for the children was present with them and where were the lifeguards on duty. Both parents and pool management failed those children.
ReplyDeleteIn some pools only 2 children are allowed to use the pool with their parent or guardian present, and after 7.00pm, all children should leave the swimming pool.
ReplyDeleteInvestigation and suing will never revive the dead. 14 yo couldn't save her life, I am sure they must have done this evening swimming before for the parents to allow it again. God rest their souls, and strengthen their parents.
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