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The Management of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, where Emmanuel Fatile, a 300-level student of Pharmacy at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, died in its swimming pool, have spoken on his demise.
Fatile died after drowning in a swimming pool at the hotel.
The General Manager of the hotel, Mr. John Olalekan, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday that the deceased was a good swimmer and trainer, and had initially completed his swimming before going back into the pool.
Olalekan said all efforts to save Fatile, who came in company with two friends to the hotel, proved abortive.
“I want to put it straight that our swimming pool is fenced and secure.
“The person that died inside the swimming pool was an expert and a trainer. He used to teach other people how to swim.
“It is only God that can tell what happened. It cannot be explained. If he was an amateur that came to swim, we couldn’t have allowed him to swim without using floaters and tubes.
“We even give experts tubes. I think it is the wish of God. It is an unfortunate thing. This is the first time such a thing will be happening.
“No one has died in our hotel before,’’ he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Osun State, DSP Folashade Odoro, said the incident was still under investigation.
Fatile died after drowning in a swimming pool at the hotel.
The General Manager of the hotel, Mr. John Olalekan, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday that the deceased was a good swimmer and trainer, and had initially completed his swimming before going back into the pool.
Olalekan said all efforts to save Fatile, who came in company with two friends to the hotel, proved abortive.
“I want to put it straight that our swimming pool is fenced and secure.
“The person that died inside the swimming pool was an expert and a trainer. He used to teach other people how to swim.
“It is only God that can tell what happened. It cannot be explained. If he was an amateur that came to swim, we couldn’t have allowed him to swim without using floaters and tubes.
“We even give experts tubes. I think it is the wish of God. It is an unfortunate thing. This is the first time such a thing will be happening.
“No one has died in our hotel before,’’ he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Osun State, DSP Folashade Odoro, said the incident was still under investigation.
