Police invite D’banj, wife to explain death of son

The Nigeria police on Monday directed Oladapo ‘D’banj’ Oyebanji, Afrobeats star, to make a formal report on the circumstances that led to the death of his son.

Edgal Imohimi, the Lagos state commissioner of police, said the family should report the incident to the police after the period of mourning.

D’banj lost his only son, Daniel Oyebanjo III, who turned one year in May, in a swimming pool inside the singer’s Lagos home on June 24.

Chike Oti, the command’s spokesman, quoted Imohimi as saying in a statement that the state command had sent a delegation to condole with the family.

“The CP wants the family to know that at this period of their grief, the entire command shares in their pains,” Imohimi said.

“It is expected that when the mourning period is over, the family will formally report the circumstances that led to the unfortunate death of the little Daniel to the police.

“Although a delegation from the command, led by the divisional police officer, Ikoyi Division, CSP Mustapha N’Abba, who were at 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.”