UPDATE: Police releases Davido’s domestic staff but detains nanny, cook

The Lagos State police command has released some of Davido’s domestic staff invited for questioning over the death of the singer’s son.

3-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke drowned inside his father’s swimming pool in Lagos under the care of the nanny while the parents were out of town.

While six of the eight domestic staff were released on Tuesday, the nanny and cook were detained for futher investigation, according to police.

Confirming the detention of the two domestic workers, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, when contacted, said, “I spoke with the DPO and he said the nanny and the cook have been detained. Other domestic workers brought in for questioning were released.”

Meanwhile, there are indications that the police might conduct an autopsy to determine whether Ifeanyi Adeleke died as a result of drowning in a swimming pool at his father’s residence in Banana Island.

An impeccable source, who confirmed the development, said it was standard practice for the police to conduct an autopsy in such a case, adding, however, that the police would desist from the move if the deceased family members were against it.

“Though the family members are not saying anything yet because they are still in shock but until anybody says stop, the standard procedure is to conduct an autopsy and we are going to follow that procedure just like in any case of death,” the source said.