This is horrible and the story has loopholes!
It was learnt that the victims, who sat for the last Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination, in company with one of their teachers, went to the hotel to celebrate the end of the examination when the incident occurred.
The hotel, which was on Tuesday sealed off by the Federal Inland Revenue Service for tax default, is owned by former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi.
The deceased, who had earlier been declared missing by both families, were allegedly found floating in the swimming pool of the hotel on Wednesday.
The victims were pupils of Challenge International School in Kolokolo, Enerhen, also in Uvwie Council Area of the state, but were transferred to take their examinations at Continental International School, where one of their teachers identified as Robinson allegedly collected N500 from each pupils to swim at the hotel.
On learning that the deceased went to swim at the hotel, their family members reportedly rushed to the place on Monday night in search of the boys but could not find them. The hotel workers were said to have told them that the children had gone home.
The Falcons coach’s elder brother, Henry Omagbemi, confirmed the incident, saying they suspected foul play in the death of their son, calling on the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to book.
He said, “We went to the mortuary and saw the two pupils in the mortuary. They didn’t look like people who had drowned in the pool because their mouths and faces were bleeding. But the legs were intact. If somebody drowns in a pool, you will see swollen stuff but there was nothing like that.
“We want justice to be done. It looks mysterious to us. We want justice to be done. The truth should be told. Covering somebody’s corpse is something else. Taking somebody’s corpse to the mortuary without the knowledge of his people looks suspicious.”
Darlington’s father, Morrison Taire, said that the management of the hotel was hiding something over the death of the pupils.”
He also questioned why his son was taken to the hotel for swimming without his permission and called on the ministry of education and security agencies to unravel what killed his son and his classmate.
Although efforts to speak with the hotel management were unsuccessful, a female supervisor, who declined to give her name, confirmed the incident when our correspondent visited the hotel on Thursday, saying that the corpses were seen floating in the pool on Wednesday morning and were removed in the presence of police from Ebrumede Police Station.
A source said the pool attendant and two classmates of the deceased, who took their footwear to their parents on Monday night, had been arrested by the police.
The teacher, who allegedly collected money from the deceased to take them to the hotel for the swimming party, is said to be on the run.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr Zanna Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident in a text message to our correspondent, said, “On 14/6/2017 about 1000hrs one Mr. Collins Nwose, the General Manager of Golden Tulip Hotel, Effurun, reported that at about 0530hrs two male corpses were found floating in the hotel’s swimming pool.
“However, the two pupils, Muntari Sidi and Feargod Edafe, who accompanied the late pupils to the said swimming pool and the swimming pool attendant, have been arrested.”
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*Something doesnt sound right bout this story...I have read in details.On Monday night the family heard they went there to swim and rushed there but could not find them and all of a sudden on Wednesday their dead bodies were floating in the same pool the family had already checked on Monday?
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So sad
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But foul play I suspect. When did a swimming pool become a big river or a beach that now return corpse after 2days.
And no life guard at the pool? No CCTV around the premises of d hotel ?
Probably they were murdered and later thrown into the pool to look like they drowned. Such young children! God give the parents the strength to bear this loss. Surely, nothing is hidden under the sun. RIP to the dead
ReplyDeleteFed up of reading sad stories that don't add up,the ones happening in London is enough. Greedy people and wicked politicians everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI cried this morning reading metro. Sad sad stories everywhere.
DeleteAn autopsy would reveal what happened, this is bad mehn!
ReplyDeleteAutopsy in Nigeria? Issokay
DeleteThis is sad
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God of mercy!!! Something is fishy,d hotel and school should be investigated .but y kill the little children?what could they have done?
ReplyDeleteSo sad, May this RIP and may God give the families the heart to bear this painful exit
ReplyDeleteMy God!
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ReplyDeleteIt is simple if you read lots of crime books and tv..Those kids were murdered and thrown into the pool..Now when carrying the autopsy, if their lungs are filled with water, its obviously drowning but if their lungs are not filled with water, then obvious murder..Now Blood from nose and mouth, its either prolonged beating to the chest and stomach or a heavy blunt blow on the head to cause them to knock-off almost immediately..Its so sad indeed..Poor kids
ReplyDeleteMay their young souls rest in peace. I am always scared of that area in general. That was how skulls and ritualists were discovered in the hotel that was formerly opposite Golden Tulip; wood ridge hotel. Also, in that vicinity, there is a bridge called Otokutu bridge where a lot of people who went missing were found dead and dismembered several years ago... and now, this. It is well o Uvwie people. That teacher might even be oblivious of the circumstances surrounding their death, e don by correct market for himself
ReplyDeleteThe owner of wood ridge is same as Golden tulip! Woodridge was abandoned Co it was built under Hugh tension wire and replaced with golden tulip. In any case investigation, proper investigation has to be done cox I am not buying this story
DeleteAfter Woodridge was abandoned, some human skulls were found there... along with some ritualists. I don't just talk for talking sake, I know what I am saying.
DeleteBTW, you don't have to buy it cos I ain't selling
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