BY DAMOLA EMMANUEL
These, certainly, are not the best of times for the family of music superstar, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, a.k.a D’BANJ, and his wife, Lineo Didi, who lost their son, Daniel, Sunday.
Daniel Oyebanjo III, who turned one year old last month, drowned inside the family’s swimming pool at their Ikoyi, Lagos, residence on Sunday.
The boy’s death shocked Nigerians to their marrows, wondering what really happened.
The entertainer himself confirmed his son’s death on his Instagram page, saying: “Trying Times. But my God is Always and Forever Faithful.”
But as sympathy messages and condolences continued to pour for the bereaved family, the Lagos State Police Command released a statement on Monday saying that the music star and his wife would have to come and tell the police the circumstances surrounding the cute boy’s tragic death.
Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, released the statement in the command’s Instagram page.
In the release titled: THE SUDDEN DEATH OF LITTLE DANIEL, CSP Oti said:
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Edgal Imohimi, on behalf of officers and men of Lagos State Police Command, wishes to commiserate with the family of Mr. and Mrs. Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, a.k.a D’BANJ @iambangalee on the death of their one year old son, Daniel(Jnr) Oyebanjo whose sad event took place yesterday 24/06/2018, at the Ikoyi-Lagos residence of the family.
“The CP wants the family to know that at this period of their grief, the entire Command shares in their pain.
“Although a delegation from the Command, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Ikoyi Division, CSP Mustapha N’Abba, who were at the Ikoyi home of the Oyebanjos on a condolence visit did not meet anyone at home, it is expected that when the mourning period is over, the family will formally report the circumstances that led to the unfortunate death of little Daniel to the police. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.”
