Sir: The sudden drowning and loss of life of the three-year previous son of Nigeria’s ace musician, Davido, leaves a really bitter style within the mouth. It was fairly unbelievable that a bit of boy who marked his birthday only a few days earlier may have his life misplaced to such a extremely avoidable circumstance.

Ifeanyi was mentioned to have been left within the care of his nanny by the mother and father who have been out of the city. The mentioned little boy’s minder was mentioned to have gone exterior to select a name when the little boy went out of the constructing unnoticed, headed in direction of the swimming pool unseen by anybody, and entered the swimming pool with none consciousness.

The complete story is as condemnable because it’s horrifying. Common sense dictates that the place little kids are concerned, particular care is required due to their vulnerability, not even in an atmosphere with such a tempting facility.

And so the primary rule must be that the boy ought to by no means be left alone even for a second besides somebody is on the bottom to observe his actions and actions. So even when the nanny wished to select a name, what stopped her from holding the boy for whom she was employed in a single hand, or be sure that the door is firmly locked to stop him from sneaking out?

And when this was not executed, and he was left with the chef, why couldn’t the chef too bridge the hole by taking the little boy alongside simply to make sure he was not alone?

However, the errors of two careless home staffers have led to a clearly avoidable catastrophe and an cute little boy has change into not solely the sufferer but additionally a lesson to different mother and father.

Children’s finest keepers are their mother and father, and nobody ought to ever make any mistake of abdicating parental roles to those that could solely have an interest within the wage and never the duty that goes with it.

It’s so unlucky that Ifeanyi needed to go away the best way he did however even in loss of life, aside from instructing each guardian a giant lesson, he additionally left an indelible mark because the baby with the best variety of sympathisers ever recorded within the historical past of Nigeria. May his mild soul relaxation in peace.
• Jide Oyewusi, coordinator of Ethics Watch International, Lagos.