A routine weekend social outing by a 48-year-old man to unwind has claimed his life.
Babatunde Ajishafe drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel at Alagbado area of Lagos on Saturday, May 31, 2015.
His corpse was found face down at the bottom of the pool.
Ajishafe, who until his death lived at Oke- Ira, Ogba, a suburb of Lagos, was said to have visited the hotel located on Old Ota Road, Alagbado, accompanied by one of his friends called ‘Aboki’ and a lady.
It was gathered that the deceased plunged into the swimming pool and did not surface until the alarm was raised by those close by.
He was rescued and allegedly rushed to a hospital at Ota, Ogun State, where he was confirmed dead by doctors.
A source at the hotel who craved anonymity said the deceased was a regular caller there.
“He was not new to this hotel. He was here to unwind with two of his friends and he had not even taken any drink before he took to swimming in the pool and unfortunately drowned in it.”
“His friends thought that he was still swimming not knowing that he had drowned. It was when he did not come out of the pool after a few hours that they raised the alarm.He was not responding by the time he was brought out of the pool.”
It was gathered that a few weeks before his death, the deceased had been warned by one of his pastors to slow down on his social life.
He was laid to rest on June 3, 2015, after a wake keep at his church in Agege, Lagos.
Ajishafe, who is survived by two wives and six children, was described by his church members, friends and associates as a kind hearted and jolly good fellow.
One of them said: “there was never a dull moment with him. He would make sure he made widows in the church happy with his generosity.”